European Explorers

Who was the first to map the Texas coastline and the Gulf of Mexico?

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs and established Mexico City at the location of the Aztec capital?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Fill in the blank: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked in _______ and traveled through the interior of Texas.

• Galveston

• Corpus Christi

• San Antonio

• Houston

Which explorer failed to find the Seven Cities of Gold for Spain?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, claimed all land around the _______ River for France.

• Mississippi

• Amazon

• Nile

• Yangtze

Which year did Alonso Álvarez de Pineda explore the Texas coast and Gulf of Mexico?

• 1519

• 1528

• 1500

• 1535

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explored the Texas panhandle between 1540 and 1542.

• True

• False

Who was the first European (from Spain) to step on Texas soil?

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Pánfilo de Narváez

Which explorer helped establish Spain's claim to the Texas area?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

According to the timeline, in what year did Columbus set out to find a new route to Asia and discover the new world?

• 1519

• 1492

• 1685

• 1542