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Chapter 4
Early Explorers
1500s
First Steps in a New Land
Section 1
• Christopher Columbus•
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Italian
Sailing under
Flag
Quest for gold in Asia
Reached America in
He returned to the Americas 3 times after his first voyage
Established permanent colony on the islands of the West Indies
Spaniards
and explore American
mainland
• Spain claimed most of S. America, islands in the Caribbean,
Mexico and all of Central America and part of the land that
makes up USA
New Spain
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• sought riches and power for themselves and wealth
and glory for Spain
• Superior
• Defeated Native Americans
• Built towns,
• Laid
• Opened mines
• Developed farms and ranches
New Spain
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Members of Catholic religious orders
Helped Spain gain a foothold in Americas
Spain was a
Nation
Spain wanted to
Native
Americans to the Catholic faith
Established religious outposts called,
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settlement in a area.
They were used to claim land by the Spanish.
They were often protected by “presidios-” Con
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consequence, however of these missions, was
many of the Natives died from diseases brought from the Spaniards.
Missions were identified by
living Quarters.
Reading check
• What did conquistadores search after?
• What religion were the Spaniards?
• Members of a the Catholic religious order—
• What is a mission?
Cortes lands in Mexico
• Hernan
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• February 1519, sailed from Cuba to Mexico
• Army of 500
• Led army to Ten
(teh *noch* tee
*TLAHN), the Aztec People’s capital
• Persuaded
under Aztec
Military rule to rebel against the Aztec
• He was believed by the Aztec to be ledgendary
God- Que
(kets * ahl * KWAHT *
ahl )
• Tenochtitlan was the most spectacular city in
the world at the time
Cortes lands in Mexico
• Cortes and his army
• imprisoned and killed the emperor,
Tore
down Tenochtitlan and plundered cities treasure
• Upon the ruins built a new city
• Named it
• After the Aztec name “for themselves”
• Became the capital of
• Cortes inspired many to explore, journey and adventure
into the New Americas in search of gold, treasure and hopes
of spreading their Catholic faith
Reading check!
• WHY DID THE AZTECS FIRST WELCOME
CORTES?
• WHO WAS MOCTEZUMA AND WHAT
HAPPENED TO HIM?
• WHO SAILED IN 1519 FROM CUBA TO
MEXICO AND ESTABLISHED A NEW
CAPITAL IN THE LAND OF PRESENT DAY
MEXICO?
ALVAREZ DE PINEDA
EXPLORES TEXAS
• 1519
– ALONZO
( ah *
LOHN * soh * AHL * vah * rays day pee *
NEH * dah), became the first European to
explore the Texas Coast
– He mapped the coastline from Florida to Mexico
– Stopped for
at mouth of a river, he
called Rio de las Palmas
– Reported his findings to superior
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Fransico, governor of Jamaica
– Moved to mexico and settled and eventually died there in 1520,
during a native uprising
Shipwrecked in texas
• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca-
– Member of large expedition sent to conquer area
between Florida and Mexico
– Led by conquistador- Panfilo de
Expedition
Ships never arrived to pick up
explorers
– Stranded- Narvaez and crew built 5 ships and
sailed coast of Mexico
– November 1528, boats were tossed around to
Galveston area
– Called inland, isle of misfortune
– First Europeans to enter what is now Texas
Shipwrecked in texas
• Karankawas
– Currently living on the coast were
somewhat nice to Europeans
– Built fires, brought fish, roots and other
food to them
– Few months later- handful of the shipwreck
crew died, from diseases and exposture
– Diseases took a toll on the Karankawas too
– Karankawas
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Shipwrecked in texas
• Cabeza and his companions survived by
adopting the ways of the Karankawas
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From Morocco
First known
to enter Texas
Became known as a shaman
6 months later the companions would journey off
passing through present-day South and West
Texas and N. Mexico
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• They reach Culiacan, Mexico
Reading check
• In 1519, what European became the
first to map the coast of Texas?
• Member of large expedition sent to conquer area
between Florida and Mexico—
• Who was Estevanico?