FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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He found the Grand Canyon.
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He found the cities of Cibola.
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He saw lots of bison and eventually found a way to Culican Mexico.
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He discovered Florida.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was the first to explore what is now Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. He was also the first to describe the buffalo, the Gila monster, and many tribes of Native Americans. His explorations proved that the North American continent was much, much larger than anyone had dreamed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked on a low sandy island off the coast of Texas. Starving, dehydrated, and desperate, he is the first European to set foot on the soil of the future Lone Star state. Cabeza de Vaca’s unintentional journey to Texas was a disaster from the start.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca recounts an early Spanish attempt to conquer Florida. After shipwreck disperses the explorers, Cabeza de Vaca battles to survive, an isolated European among the impoverished Native American tribes of the Gulf Coast.