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History - Explorer Quiz - Why were they in Texas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He was never in Texas. | Columbus |
| He wasn't in Texas. His purpose for exploring was to get Gold, Glory and God for Spain. | Cortes |
| The governor of Jamaica ordered him to explore a new route to the Pacific. | Pineda |
| It was an accident that he was in Texas (Narvaez was killed). | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Looking for the 7 cities of gold (Quiviera & Cibola). | Coronado |
| Hernan de Soto was looking for GOLD, when he died. This explorer took over and took the expedition to East TX. | Moscoso |
| Looking for gold that Coronado failed to find. | Onate |
| He was lost looking for the Mississippi River. | La Salle |