Early Explorers Of the New World

1. Early Explorers Of the New World

2. Christopher Columbus • Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India in order to trade for spices. • He made 4 voyages, always believing that he had reached Asia. • He has always been known as the man who “discovered” America even though other groups of people had arrived there before him.

3. Robert LaSalle • René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was a French explorer. He was sent by King Louis XIV (14) to travel south from Canada and sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. • He was the first European to travel the length of the Mississippi River. He was trying to establish fur trade routes along the river. • La Salle named the entire Mississippi basin Louisiana, in honor of the King, and claimed it for France on April 9, 1682.

4. Alonso Alvarez de Pineda • Alonso Álvarez de Pineda commanded a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Cabo Rojo, Mexico, in 1519. • He and his men were the first Europeans to explore and map the Gulf • Álvarez de Pineda thus proved that Florida was not an island

5. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca • Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain in 1527. • He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft and then walked from Texas to Mexico City. • Cabeza and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see the American buffalo.

6. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was a Spanish ruler and explorer. He was the first European to explore North America’s Southwest. • He searched fruitlessly for treasure that was rumored to exist in northern Mexico: the fabled seven Golden Cities of Cibola.

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8. I mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico and was the first European explorer in the New World to see Texas. Who am I? (click one name) LaSallede PinedaColumbus Vasquez de CoronadoCabeza de Vaca

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11. I sailed the Atlantic Ocean in search of India. My goal was to trade for spices. Who am I? (click one name) LaSallede PinedaColumbus Vasquez de CoronadoCabeza de Vaca

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14. I spent much time walking through the land that is now known as Texas. During this time, I was able to observe the American buffalo. Who am I? (click one name) LaSallede PinedaColumbus Vasquez de CoronadoCabeza de Vaca

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17. I explored the entire Mississippi River in hopes of setting up fur trade routes. Who am I? (click one name) LaSallede PinedaColumbus Vasquez de CoronadoCabeza de Vaca

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20. I searched for the seven cities of gold, but all I found was an adobe village. I did however explore the Great Plains of Texas. Who am I? (click one name) LaSallede PinedaColumbus Vasquez de CoronadoCabeza de Vaca

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