Texas history 7th grade chapter 4 flashcards quizlet. Spanish exploration of the gulf of mexico texas counties. Pineda never did find a route to the orient, and the. Spanish explorers why it matters now 2 come to texas. Losing interest, spain turned instead to presentday mexico. As a result of spanish trade with the jumanos on the san saba river in texas, the spanish.
Above shows a map drawn by spanish explorers in 1601 of the gulf of mexico and central america. Describe the age of contact era in texas history explorers came looking for gold and land. Near the top of the arc, to the west of the rio del espiritu. A true cartographic landmark, it was the first european map portrayal of the gulf based on.
He was the first european to set foot on the land that is now texas. The aztecs welcomed cortes with gifts and paid tribute. Spanish explorers why it matters now 2 come to texas spanish. Pineda s voyage took on a journey from the western coast of florida to presentday vera cruz, sailing straight down the texas gulf coast. Still, his trip produced a good map of the texas coast. In 1519, he led several expeditions to map the westernmost coastlines of the gulf of mexico, from the yucatan peninsula to the panuco river, just mapped parts of florida, which he believed to be an island. Unit 03 study guideexploration and early colonization of texas 1519 1821 this unit addresses the exploration of texas and early efforts by the spanish to colonize texas. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with title 17 u. His mission was to map the coastline of the gulf of mexico and establish a spanish colony.
What contribution did the spanish explorer pineda make to. Spanish colonization traehollins2 pineda maps gulf of mexico 1537. Unit 03 study guideexploration and early colonization of. Cortes arrested some of pinedas men pineda retreated and started settlement that is now. Texas terrain o first map of texas was drawn by amerigo vespucci o alonso pineda map was the first map of the texas gulf coast 1519 o name caddo indian word was techas tejas texas means friend or ally o shape of texas that we know today evolved in 1850 compromise of 1850 that allowed texas to enter the us o rivers boundary rivers red. They marched to the aztec capital of tenochtitlan and imprisoned and killed moctezuma, the emperor. In 1519, mexico, including texas, became a base of spanish explorers. The following, adapted from the chicago manual of style, 15th edition, is the. Warfare, diseases, intermarriage and incursions by plains indians eventually decimated or dispersed native groups. Add and label them on the outline map on the next page.
What contribution did the spanish explorer pineda make to texas. This spanish explorer person who travels around to get riches or knowledge searched for gold in apalachee but found none. Lesson 5 spanish missions of texas student activity l51 spanish missions word search 1. Pineda followed the gulf coastline from the florida keys and eventually sailed into a lush semitropical bay, which he named corpus christi bay. Prior to 1492 twelve major tribes settled within the presentday boundaries between 1200 and 1800. Aldeacentenera, 1494 1520 was a spanish conquistador and cartographer who was first in texas history. Because of pineda, future explorers knew where to sail to get to texas. Historic brownsville museum south texas treasures, hispanic flavor. Spanish mapping of texas the handbook of texas online. It portrays the texas coastline as an arc that roughly represents the northwest quadrant of a circle.
Early european exploration and development texas almanac. During his journey, he created the first maps and charts of the coast. Father hidalgo asked the french for help in establishing east texas missions. The spanish came to mexico and texas as conquerors. In 1519 the spanish governor of jamaica sent a fleet of ships. In 1519, the spanish army landed near presentday veracruz. We know that the first recorded map of texas was drawn by capt. Global connectionsthe spanish came to texas to seek wealth and adventure, to expand spains empire. The spanish cultural heritage in texas fundacion consejo espana. Spanish once again were interested in texas after the. Its direct influence over significant parts of the present lone star state, sporadic until 1716, lasted until 1821, when texas became part of the newly independent mexican nation.
He traveled from florida to texas on a raft, then walked from texas to mexico city. Early european exploration of texas was motivated primarily by the quest for gold. The land had been home to native americans for thousands of years. Which group of indians were the 1st to come into contact w the spanish. Pineda explored the texas coast and created the first map of the region. The spanish thought there was a sea lane from the gulf of mexico to asia. His map was the first map of the gulf coast region of the united states.
Most historians believe that he and his followers were the first europeans to set foot in texas. Cortez defeats aztecs and pineda maps texas coast jan 1, 1528. Pineda s report and detailed map were forwarded to. The full significance of the pineda expedition lies in fact, then. He and his men were the first europeans to explore and map the gulf littoral. Unit 2 chapter 5 section 3 the french explore texas pupils edition, pp. In early 1519, pineda left jamaica and sailed west toward the tip of florida. In 1518 cortes wanted his own expedition to mexico but when declined, he set sail anyway with about 500 men and 11 ships that fall. Spanish exploration and colonization timeline timetoast. Spanish exploration and colonization timeline created by toastmuffin. Exploration and early colonization of texas 15191821 spain begins to explore for many centuries, christians had lived in spain. Being the first european to explore and map the texas coast. The spanish explorer pineda did what in 1519 answers. When the ships of the 1519 voyage returned to jamaica, the pilots presented garay with a map sketch of the entire gulf coast in more or less accurate proportions.
Its the first map showing the land that became texas. Texas history 100 facts texas history with harman at canyon. The officials representing king charles v of spain received the map. The spanish explorers found neither precious metals nor large numbers of native americans in texas.
They wanted to spread christianity and the spanish culture to native groups and to gain control over the region. The spanish had better weapons and armor and easily conquered the native people. The hope of finding golden cities led the spanish to explore texas. Sailed along coast of the gulf of mexico from present day florida down to mexico. Create a book download as pdf printable version were the spanish motivated most by gold, god, or glory. Texas terrain o first map of texas was drawn by amerigo vespucci o alonso pineda map was the first map of the texas gulf coast 1519 o name caddo indian word was techas tejas texas means friend or ally o shape of texas that we know today evolved in 1850 compromise of 1850 that allowed texas to enter the us o rivers boundary rivers red river. From the spanish texas of the early 16th century to. Exploration and early colonization of texas 15191821. Francis sent friars to build missions and presidios in the region. On february in 1519 the expedition had reached the mexican coast. Spanish exploration and missions in texas timeline. Texas is a constituent state of the united states that became the 28th state of the union in 1845. Delgado texas terrain o first map of texas was drawn by.
Powerpoint 312l spanish texas15191822 151921 hernan. That map, which is still in existence, shows a long and curving coastline that we can recognize even today. Let me show you the interesting facts about alonso below. Most spanish presidios in texas had a similar layout. He contributed a lot of the texas history because of his map. Hernan cortes was a conquistador and explorer that defeated the aztec empire and claimed mexico for spain. It was not until the french appeared in texas that the spanish looked again at its northern possession. Founding of corpus christi founding of san antonio first spanish settlement of texas. Exploration and early colonization of texas 1519 1821. From the spanish texas of the early 16th century to the. A historical marker located in corpus christi in nueces county, texas. In 15171519 pineda led several expeditions to the western coastlines of the gulf of.
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