FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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as a northern colony to New Spain, working with natives
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as a resource for gold and riches
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he thought Spain should punish the Karankawa
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He lived for several years among Texas Indians, learning the tribes’ languages and customs. In time, he reunited with three other survivors of the original expedition. The travelers gained a reputation as healers, and their fame spread as they slowly made their way to Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -The men reached a group of Indians Cabeza de Vaca called the “Avavares.” The Avavares treated them well. They believed that the Spaniards had healing powers, and claimed to feel immediately better after one of them made the sign of the cross above their afflicted bodies.
Detailed explanation-3: -All of the craft eventually made landfall along the Texas coast from near Galveston Island to Matagorda Peninsula. The raft captained by Cabeza de Vaca came ashore on present-day Follets Island, as did another, leaving about ninety Spaniards and at least one African slave on soil of the future Lone Star State.