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| Pineda | Claimed Texas for Spain in 1519. First person to map out the coastline of Texas. |
| Cabeza de Vaca | Shipwrecked on Galveston in 1528. Captive of Karankawa Indians for eight years. Walked all across the interior of Texas. First person to write a book about tje plants, animals, and Indians of Texas. |
| Coronado | Came to Texas searching for "cities of gold". Brought horses, cows, sheep, and mules to Texas for the first time. Explored Panhandle of Texas, but did not find any gold or riches. |
| Moscoso | Explored Texas in 1542 looking for gold. First European to see the land between the Red River and the Trinity River in Texas. His expedition did not find any gold, but they did tell the Spanish rulers about the vast land with many rivers they had seen. |
| expedition | A group of people making a trip for a special purpose. |
| explorer | Someone who searches for new places and new things. |
| mouth | The place where a river enters a larger body of water. |
| conquistador | An early Spanish explorer. |
| captive | Someone who is being held prisoner. |
| colony | A place that is settled some distance from the country that rules it. |
