Spanish and French Explorers Age of Contact Spanish and French Explorers
3 Reasons Explorers Explore God Gold Glory
Spanish Explorers Alonso Alvarez de Pineda Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Coronado
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda He explored the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico from 1517-1519 In 1519 he mapped out the coastline of Texas He was the first person to ever map out the complete coastline Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7uB8bRkaiE http://reginaldoexplorers.weebly.com/alonzo-alvarez-de-pineda.html
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Explored from 1529-1542 Shipwrecked in Galveston First European to set foot in Texas (except maybe Pineda?) Enslaved by Native Americans Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stkeVcrt4nE http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cabeza-de-vaca-discovers-texas
Francisco Coronado Explored 1540-1542 Sent to find Seven Golden Cities Traveled all over southwest; 1st European to see the Grand Canyon Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2AscA5SpZo http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado
French Explorer Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle
Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle Explored from 1682-1687 One of the first French explorers to explore Texas Settled Louisiana Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT5zsWfnVk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlGTcU6TQnI http://www.biography.com/people/ren%C3%A9-robert-cavelier-sieur-de-la-salle- 38429