| A | B |
|---|
| La Salle | leader of the French outpost in Texas |
| Pineda | first European to explore the Texas Coast |
| Coronado | explorer who searched for Quivira |
| Cortes | conquistador who invaded the Aztec empire |
| Fray Marcos | first explorer sent to check on stories of Cibola |
| Quivira | land thought to be rich in gold and silver |
| Aztec | large empire in Mexico in the early 1500's |
| Malhado | island near present-day Galveston that explorers named "isle of misfortune" |
| Mexico City | capital of New Spain |
| Tenochtitlan | capital of the Aztec people |
| Panfilo de Narvaez | leader of failed expedition to conquer area between Florida and Mexico |
| conquistador | Spanish soldier who sought wealth and glory |
| friar | member of a Catholic religious order |
| Mission | religious settlement or outpost |
| stockade | enclosure made of post, intended for defense |
| Fort St. Louis | outpost in Texas built by LaSalle |
| Matagorda Bay | where LaSalle's expedition went ashore in Texas |
| Louisiana | land named in honor of King Louis XIV of France |
| Estevanico | accompanied Fray Marcos's party as a guide |
| the Turk | Told of a place filled with riches named Quivira |
