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absolute chronology | A chronology that determines the age of a feature or event in years. |
coast | the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land. |
conflicting territory claims | a disagreement over the possession or control of land between two or more territorial entities. |
defining characteristics | A property that defines that which possesses it. |
eras | a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. |
exploration | the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. |
gold | a yellow precious metal used especially in jewelry and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.One of the three reasons why the explored Texas |
historians | an expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon. |
major eras | very important eras like the age of contact. |
mapping | an operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set |
relative chronology | A chronology that determines the age of a feature or event relative to the age of other features or events |
Settlement | a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community. |
1519 | during 1519 Alonso Álvarez de Pineda explored north america |
Era: Age of Contact | The wave of exploration that began with Columbus' voyage in 1492 didn't take long to reach the land that is now Texas. Spain's conquest of the Americas began on a series of islands in what is now the Caribbean Sea. |
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda | he was a Spanish Conquistador and cartographer who was first in Texas history. |
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca | Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. |