Question | Answer |
Who Was:
Spanish and the first explorer to map the coast of America | Pineda |
Who Was:
Spanish, and the first person to write and report about Texas, the book is called LaRelacion | Cabeza De Vaca |
Who Was:
French, Established Ft. St Luis, Killed by his own men, First European to map the Mississippi (hint: sank the La Belle) | La Salle |
Who Was:
Spanish, Convinced the viceroy of New Spain to colonize East Texas and Caddoes to Catholicism | Fray Damian Massanet |
Who Was:
Spanish, Led Spain's expansion efforts in South Texas, set up 23 settlements in South Texas, Settled lands between Rio Grande and Nueches establishing lots of stuff | Jose de Escandon |
Who Was:
Spanish Franciscan priest that founded several missions in East Texas and then went to San Antonio and established San jose y San Miguel de Aguauyo, one of the five missions in San Antonio today | Antonio Margil de Jesus |
Who Was:
Spanish - Priest at Mission San Francisco de los Tejas - caused Spanish to be suspicious of French colonization. He gave a speech in 1810 that encouraged mexicans, Texans and others to fight for their independence | Francisco Hidalgo |
Who Was:
Spanish conquistador in search of gold in Mexico | Francisco Vazquez de Coronado |
Who Was:
February 1519 - sailed from Cuba to Mexico with 500 soldiers, tore down the aztec capital, and took treasures - City was renamed Mexico City | Hernan Cortez |
Who Was:
a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States | Hernado de Soto |