Spanish explorers and Texas Native Americans Team Captain: Ja’Niya Deere Technician: Aiden Blankenship Materials: Bryan Cornelio Time Keeper/Back up Team Leader: Rochelle Moreno Tally Keeper: Breanna Torres

Texas and Native Americans

Texas Native Americans  Comanche  Jumano  Waco  coahiltecans

COMANCHE  They were feirce warriors in the southern plains.  They lived in the southern plains that was in part of Nebraska and Texas.  They had a lot of money and land they dressed well.  They lived in tee-pees that were built with buffalo skin and wood.  They carried their things if they are going some were far on a travois.

The Jumano indians made there houses out of adobe bricks. They lived close to the tigues and they were friends. They lived in new Mexico and Texas. The next important group of Jumanos were the plains Jumano. They worked at the central crossroad territory.

The Waco Indians lived in a large area near the Brazos river. The Waco Indians had around 60 permanent houses at that time. They would live in those houses in the spring and summer and work in the crops. Their village would travel and hunt buffalo. While hunting buffalo they will live in tee-pees.

Coahuiltecans  The Coahuiltecans ate what ever they could find if they were starving.  They ate snakes, rats, fish, spiders, ant eggs, dirt, wood, deer excrement, worms, salamanders  They lived in wickicups that were made of buffalo skin and wood.  The Coahuiltecans isn’t a tribe.  They were a reigon.

Christopher Columbus PiÑeda Cabeza De Vaca La Salle Coronado

1492: Christopher Columbus sailed across the pacific ocean 1519:piñeda travelled the Texas coast and created the first Texas coast map. 1528: Cabeza de vaca sailed to Florida and landed in Texas 1540:Coronado went to Mexico and thought there was 7 city’s. of gold and set off to find it, there wasn’t a city of gold (Awwww man) 1685: La Salle wanted to go to Texas and build a new colony.

He meant to go to Asia to find some spices, but he accidently went to north America. He took three ships, their names were : Niña, Santa Maria, Piñta. He took four trips on his expedition. His fourth trip, he explored Mexico His last trip, he took 17 ships with 1,200 through 1,500 men.

Cabeza De Vaca  Life span:  family: noble Spanish family  Career: Spanish consuquidator and explorer  Famous as: first uropean to explore texas and north America. Cabeza de vaca’s picture

Cabeza de vaca #2  He went camping with the Coahuiltecans  He wrote his own journal and diary.  Cabeza De Vaca Came to America to take over America. Map of Cabeza De Vacas Journey

Cabeza de vaca # 3  On his way to Mexico, he got Into a hurricane and landed in Texas.  15 men had survived.  He went to Florida and it was a swampy place and that’s how most of his men died.  In the end, four of his men survived and looked for the rest of the men that ran away.

He sailed the Texas coast to Mexico. He made the first Texas coast map. He was the first explorer to reach Texas. In 1519 Piñeda landed in Texas to find a place to live. He made at least 40 villages near the bank of a river. Piñeda

La Salle  In 1685, La Salle came to Texas.  He owned land and called it Louisiana in honor of French King.  When he went back to France, he convinced the king to give him some ships to sail to Louisiana.  he claimed the land around the Mississippi river for France.  the King agreed to give la Salle the ships to take to Louisiana to start a colony.

Coronado  He found out that there was a city of gold.  He took his army and set off to find the city of gold.  It turns out there wasn’t a city of gold (Awww man).  Everyone was mad at him.