FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Juan de Onate
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Cabeza de Vaca
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Christopher Columbus
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spain’s expansion effort in South Texas was led by Count José de Escandón. In 1748 he set out with 3, 000 settlers, soldiers, and priests to settle the lands between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. In this area, Escandón established 15 missions. Escandon is known as the father of the Rio Grade missions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish explorers got the name conquistadors because they both explored and conquered. The Spanish explorers or conquistadors often fought against each other to gain more riches and titles for themselves.
Detailed explanation-3: -After many delays Oñate began the entrada in early 1598. He forded the Rio Grande at the famous crossing point of El Paso del Norte, which he discovered in May 1598, after making a formal declaration of possession of New Mexico on April 30 of that year.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the early 1500s, Spain made a few attempts to explore Florida and the Gulf coast. Around 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon, conqueror of Puerto Rico, conducted the first reconnaissance of the area. In 1519 Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explored and mapped the Gulf of Mexico.