European Exploration in the Americas
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review video
I. Reasons
a. Gold – Spain needed money to rebuild their country after the
Reconquista
b. Glory – Spain and the explorers wanted to be famous
c. God – Spain wanted to spread the word of Jesus
II. Explorers
a. Narvaez -first to set foot on Texas soil
b. Cabeza de Vaca – spend time with the Natives and wrote a
book about it
c. Cortez – conquered the Aztecs and stole their gold
d. Pineda – made first map of the Gulf Coast
e. Coronado – searched for the 7 Cities of Cibola mentioned in
Cabeza de Vaca’s book
f. Moscoso – found Black Gold (oil)
g. La Salle – (French explorer) established first French fort in TX
Who was Christopher
Columbus?
Who did he sail for?
Why did they send
him?
What was his mission?
What was his
motivation?
What is he
remembered for?
Was he a success or
was he a failure?
Explain.
Spanish Explorers Concept Definition Map-Key
Directions: Fill out the boxes below with answers to the questions and prompts.
What is exploration?
3 Main Reasons
They Went
(The 3 Gs)
Explorers
Why Do We
Remember Them?
Stole Aztec gold-made Spain
interested in North America.
Pineda
Traveled with Karankawas
in TX-told stories of Cibola
Narvaez
Spanish
Exploration of
North
American
Explorers
Searched TX for Cibola but found no gold.
He is the reason Spain stopped searching
for gold north of the Rio Grande
Moscoso
Other review videos include:
Cortez
Onate &
Moscoso
Pineda
Coronado
Narvaez and
Cabeza de
Vaca
La Salle
Christopher
Columbus