| A | B |
|---|
| Columbus | 1492: was trying to find a western route to India |
| de Pineda | 1519: mapped the coast of Texas |
| Cabeza de Vaca | 1528-1536: first European to explore Texas |
| Cortes | 1519-1521: conquered the Aztec Empire |
| Moscoso | 1542-1543: may have explored East Texas |
| Coronado | 1540-1542: explored the Texas panhandle |
| LaSalle | 1685: French explorer who settled in Texas |
| Fort St. Louis | Name of LaSalle's colony in Texas |
| Tay-yas | Caddo greeting meaning, "friendship" |
| Seven Cities of Cibola | Rumored cities of gold |
| Mississippi River | River LaSalle claimed for France |
| Louisiana | Land LaSalle claimed for France |
| New Spain | Land which is present-day Mexico |
| Mexico City | Capital of New Spain |
| Had no gold or other treasure | Why Spain neglected Texas |
| France tried to claim Texas | Why Spain decided to reestablish its presence in Texas |
| Gold, God, Glory | The 3 "G's" of Spanish exploration |
| King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella | Spanish monarchs who funded Columbus' journeys |
| Conquistadors | leaders in the Spanish conquest of the Americas |
| Reconquista | Spain's 800-year struggle to regain its land from the Moors |
| Relacion | Cabeza de Vaca's book about his Texas journey |
