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European Exploration
European Exploration of Texas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Chronology Coast | A chronology that determines the age of a feature or event in years. |
| Conflicting Territorial Claims | A territorial dispute or boundary dispute is a disagreement over the possession or control of land between two or more territorial entities. |
| Defining Characteristic | A property that defines that which possesses it. |
| Era | A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. |
| Gold | A yellow precious metal, used especially in jewelry and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies. |
| Historians | An expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon |
| Exploration | The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. |
| Mapping | The act or process of making a map |
| Relative Chronology | A chronology that determines the age of a feature or event relative to the age of other features or events (for example, younger than or older than). |
| Settlement | A place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place |
| 1519 | A 1519 expedition led by Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda sailed west from Florida toward Mexico, mapping the coastline as they traveled. |
| 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. |