| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | Journeyed across the Atlantic in 1492 to find a faster trade route to Asia. |
| King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella | Spanish monarchs |
| Hernan Cortes | Governor of Cuba sent him to explore North American continent |
| Narvaez | one of 1st known Europeans to set foot in Texas |
| Cabeza de Vaca | One of the first known Europeans to explore interior of Texas and led the Narvaez survivors back to Mexico |
| Estevanico | Slave with ability to learn languages quickly and memorize locations of food and water. |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | commissioned by viceroy of New Spain to search for 7 cities of Cibola |
| Hernando de Soto | Explored parts of present-day Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and southeastern North America |
| Moscoso | sought overland route from East Texas to Mexico |
| Alvarez de Pineda | explored the Texas Coast |
| La Salle | French explorer who claimed Mississippi River and its surrounding land for France. |
