Explorers Of Texas Chart
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Explorers of Texas Chart
Name of Explorer
Country He Was
Years
What Did He Find?
Why Was He Important?
From
Explored
Discovered New World; open doors for
New World; landed on the
Italy; sailed for Spain
1492
Spain to gain wealth, spread religion, and
Columbus
Indies; “Indians”
gain glory; start of exploration
Aztecs; Gold; landed in
Conquered the Aztecs; start of
Spain
1519-1521
Cortes
Mexico
conquistadors from Spain
Spain’s first accurate map of the Texas
Believed to have found the Rio
Spain
1519
coast; found that there was no water
Grande; traveled along gulf coast
Pineda
from Florida to Texas
route from Florida to the Pacific
Traveled from Florida to
First expedition to step foot on Texas
Spain
1527
Narvaez
Texas; met the Atakapans
soil
Traveled along the Guadalupe
Published a book of his travels in Texas;
Spain; Survivor of the
Cabeza de Vaca
1528-1536
River; lived among the
described land, peoples, and animals;
Narvaez expedition
Coahulitecans; bison
hinted at the “Seven Cities of Cibola”
Claimed to have seen the
The report of Cibola convinced many
Niza &
Spain
1538
Seven Cities of Cibola;
that rich lands were in the New World
Estevancio
Explored present day Pan-
When he returned after finding no gold,
Spain
1540
handle, Llano Estacado, Palo
told Spain that Texas was of little use to
Coronado
Duro Canyon
them
Inland route from Florida to
When he returned to Mexico, reiterated
De Soto and
Spain
1539-1542
Texas; the Caddoes;
Coronado, stating that northern
Moscoso
petroleum
territories had little use for Texas
Got Spain to reinvest in Texas; taught
France
1684-1687
Matagorda Bay, Fort St. Louis
Spain to pay more attention to Texas if
La Salle
they wanted to control it
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