FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Secure the land northwest of Gulf of Mexico
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Beat out Cortes and other explorers to grab land for ranching
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Aquire more gold and silver
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Become friends with the Native Americans to learn their customs
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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 1517 and 1519, Pineda led several expeditions to map the western coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico, from the Yucatan Peninsula to the Panuco River, just north of Veracruz, Mexico. On June 2, 1519, Alvarez de Pineda entered a large bay with a sizable Native American settlement on one shore.
Detailed explanation-4: -He explored the Mississippi River, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama and continued south to Mexico, where escaping from Hernan Cortes established in the Las Palmas River (near the city of Tampico). There he was attacked by the Huastec people and died with most of his crew. His maps were delivered to the Governor.