FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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His exploration included the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
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His journey inspired conquistadores to explore what is now Texas.
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He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.
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He led explorers to an island near present-day Galveston.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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. From this expedition and the ones that followed, Spain claimed the area of present-day Texas as part of their territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the most important result of Álvarez de Pineda’s voyage in 1519? He sailed all the way to Mexico to meet up with Cortés. He established the first Spanish mainland settlement in Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alonso Alvarez de Pineda Explorations Alonso Alvarez de Pineda set sail from Jamaica at the end of March 1519. He sailed west to follow the northern Gulf coast. Then he coasted Florida and entered Corpus Christi Bay (the current state of Texas).
Detailed explanation-5: -Álvarez de Pineda became the first European to see the coastal areas of what is now western Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, lands he called “Amichel". He also sailed upriver on the Mississippi River, being credited with the discovery of this river.