The Explorers NOTES King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Christopher Columbus Wanted to find route to China and Asia Tradefortune King and Queen financed trip Queen thought trip could spread Catholicism ID: 766995
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The Explorers NOTES
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Christopher Columbus Wanted to find route to China and Asia Trade/fortuneKing and Queen financed tripQueen thought trip could spread Catholicism
Christopher Columbus sails August 3, 1492 Sails to the Americas Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
Bahamas Land in Bahamas, think they are in the Indies in Southeast Asia Named new land San Salvador, for the Holy Savior Named natives indios
First Colony Wanted to colonize First colony: Santo Domingo on Hispaniola
No support The King and Queen withdraw support Rumored to have been torturing and enslaving natives He never found a passage to Asia
Conquistadores Spanish explorers looking for riches want to conquer the continent
Piñeda 1519 Spanish explorer Pineda makes first map of Texas coastline
Hernan CortesCortes explores continentSearching for riches
Emperor MoctezumaMoctezuma thinks Cortes is a godCortes takes advantage Fighting breaks outSpanish take over Tenochtitlan
TenochtitlanChanged name of city to Mexico City
Panifilo de NarvaezNarvaez was granted FloridaCould colonize these lands to MexicoExplored/strandedDied in hurricane on makeshift rafts
SurvivorsLand in Galveston BayEncounter KarankawasDiseases/conditions- many die explorers and Natives
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca2nd in Command – Narvaez expeditionEstavanico – First African in TexasWith Natives – 6 yearsTraveled to Mexico – 18 months
Seven Cities of CibolaCabeza de VacaTold officials of CibolaEstavenico and Friar Niza sent to find city Estavenico killedNiza – rooftops of gold
Francisco Vasquez de CoronadoCoronado searches for cities of goldDoesn’t find themMet El Turco in TiguexEl Turco leads to Quivira Supposed to have riches NoneEl Turco killed
Hernando de SotoDe Soto leaves from Spain 1539Searches for CibolaExplores Florida & many southern statesNo richesBiggest southern exploration
Spain Establishes MissionsSpanish begin to establish cities and MissionsOther competitionFirst city – Santa Fe 1610In Texas – Mission of Corpus Christi de la Ysleta 1682
La SalleLa Salle travels the Mississippi RiverAt mouth of river April 9, 1682Named land La Louisiane (Louisiana) after King Louis XIV
ColonyLa Salle asks the King for funding to establish colonyColony at mouth of river – strategicKeep track of SpanishTradeGood soil – cropsmissionaries
La Salle faces obstaclesLa Salle’s ships raided by bucaneersColonists wanted to go homePast the mouth of Mississippi
Galveston Bay-Matagorda Bayland in Galveston bay – go on to Matagorda BayLose a ship and supplies from it
KarankawasFrench encounter KarankawasFriendlyThey have French supplies from shipwreckFrench try to battle natives to get supplies backBecome hostile – they receive no help acclimating
La Salle looks for a way homeTries to find Mississippi by land – many die in these attemptsFinally decides to go homeHe is shot on this voyageColony is a failureEveryone (adults) killed6 children - only survivors
Explorers Timeline 1492 - Columbus reaches the Americas 1519 – Alvarez de Pineda explores Gulf Coast of Texas 1537 - Cabeza de Vaca Reports on Texas 1541 – Coronado leads expedition into Texas 1542 – De Soto- Moscoso expedition reaches East Texas 1610 – Juan do Onate establishes Santa Fe 1682 – Spaniards established the first mission, Corpus Christi de la Ysleta 1685 – La Salle established Fort St. Louis