USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1519, Spanish explorer and map-maker Alonso Álvarez de Pineda led an Spanish expedition that, for the first time, mapped the coast of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 littoral between the areas previously explored by Juan Ponce De León and Diego Velázquez.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1519, the explorer Alonso Álvarez de Piñeda became the first European to map the Texas Gulf Coast.

Detailed explanation-4: -The map generated by the expedition of Alvarez de Pineda is the earliest known document in Texas history and was the first map of the Gulf Coast region of the present-day United States. He is known as the First Explorer of Texas. In his expedition, he discovered a bay with a big Native American settlement.

Detailed explanation-5: -IN 1519 THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED ALONSO ALVAREZ DE PINEDA (1494-1519) TO EXPLORE THE COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO IN THE HOPE OF FINDING A WATER PASSAGE FROM THE GULF TO THE ORIENT.