ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT EXPLORERS
Cabeza de Vaca (Spain)
Lived among American Indians for eight years. First reported about Cibola (City of Gold) and made Spanish eager to explore. Sent to New Mexico and Arizona looking for wealth. First person to write about the environment of Texas.
Lived among American Indians for eight years. First reported about Cibola (City of Gold) and made Spanish eager to explore. Sent to New Mexico and Arizona looking for wealth. First person to write about the environment of Texas.
Francisco Coronado (Spain)
First European to explore Palo Duro Canyon. Searched for Seven Cities of Gold and Quivira and named Amarillo. First person to travel across the northern part of Texas and explore it. He also determined that Texas did not have gold.
First European to explore Palo Duro Canyon. Searched for Seven Cities of Gold and Quivira and named Amarillo. First person to travel across the northern part of Texas and explore it. He also determined that Texas did not have gold.
René Robert Cavelier (French)
Trying to colonize in the New World, but landed at Matagorda. He started a colony which failed. His colonization attempts caused Spain to reclaim Texas and settle it.
Trying to colonize in the New World, but landed at Matagorda. He started a colony which failed. His colonization attempts caused Spain to reclaim Texas and settle it.