Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvarez de Pineda
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorer who was shipwrecked on the Texas coast and
spent six years living with the natives in the Texas wilderness
Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River, where he died of illness
Explored much of the North American southwest looking for golden cities but found nothing
First person to see and map the coast of Texas
French Explorer who founded the first European colony in Texas
The correct answers are:
- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: Spanish explorer who was shipwrecked on the Texas coast and spent six years living with the natives in the Texas wilderness.
- René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: French Explorer who founded the first European colony in Texas.
- Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: Explored much of the North American southwest looking for golden cities but found nothing.
- Álvarez de Pineda: First person to see and map the coast of Texas.
- Hernando de Soto: Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River, where he died of illness.