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What caused La Salle began to colonize Texas?
Spain reclaimed and settled Texas.
What was the purpose of establishing missions?
Spread Catholiocism, and to secure the claim on land.
What river did Alonso Alvarex de Pineda explore?
Mississipppi
True or Fale: Coronado found great riches during the exploration of northern Texas.
False
Who established the first European colony in Texas?
Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieru de la Salle
Who discovered silver mines and encouraged further exploration and settlement in the Southwest?
Antonio de Espejo
Who explored the lands and peoples of east Texas?
Luis de Moscoso de Alvarado
Who explored and recorded the geography and peoples of the Texan panhandle?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Who claimed the land around El Paso for Spain?
Juan de Onate
