Unit 3 Flashcards
When the ships reached Haiti, a Spanish ___ captured one of the French vessels.
privateer
___ were built to house soldiers who protected settlers.
presidio
La Salle and his men built Fort St. Louis. It was not truly a settlement but a ___.
stockade
___ were founded to covert and educate the native people in the Spanish culture and region.
missions
Spain’s highest ranking official in New Spain was ___ Antonio de Mendoza.
viceroy
Coronado was a young noble who had been named governor of one of the ___ of New Spain.
province
Spanish ___ helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain.
conquistador
La Salle led an expedition to ___ the entire length of the Mississippi River.
navigate
Who discovered new lands thought to be Asia?
Columbus
Who conquered Aztec Empire for Spain?
Cortes
Who mapped the Texas coastline?
Pineda
Survivors of ___ expedition washed ashore in Texas.
Narvaez
Who built Mexico City in Texas?
Cortes
Who was the first European to SEE the Texas coast?
Pineda
Who drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers?
Columbus
Who inspired explorers to sail West?
Columbus
Survivors of ___ expedition were stranded in Texas.
Narvaez
Who shipwrecked on the Texas Coast?
de Vaca
___’s journey began the Age of Contact
de Vaca
Who discovered Palo Duro Canyon?
Cornado
Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?
la Salle
Who was murdered by his own men?
la Salle
Who was the first European to explore Texas?
de Vaca
Who searched for Cibola and Quivira?
Cornado
