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Italian. who sailed For Spain.
Oct. 12, 1492 , lands on San Salvador
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Spanish explorer who mapped the coast of Texas in 1519.
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Conquistador who landed in Mexico in 1519
First name has Hernan -
Ship wreaked near Galveston in 1527.
Met and lived with the Karankawa.
First European to Enter Texas. -
Spanish, 1540 was sent to Find Cibola
First-to see Palo Duo and Grand canyon
Explored most of the Texas panhandle -
French, sailed all the way from Canada down the Missipi river to the Gulf of Mexico.
He called the area Louisiana.
1685, he landed in Texas. -
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In 1718 they built Presidio San Antonio de Béxar on the west side of the waterway. An official named Martín de Alarcón (day ah•lar•KOHN) oversaw the work. This settlement was the basis for the modern city of San Antonio.(http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com)
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A priest in the farming village of Dolores issued a grito, or call, for a rebellion against Spanish authorities. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla cared deeply about the hardworking people of his village and wanted better opportunities for them. His call for an uprising against the Spanish marked the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
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