Age of Contact

Timeline
1492
1519
1528
1536
1542
1598
1684
1689
1690

A Wave of Exploration

• The wave of exploration that began with Columbus' voyage in 1492 didn't take long to reach the land that is now Texas.
• Spain's conquest of the Americas began on a series of islands in what is now the Caribbean sea.
• When 1519 came around, exploration has turned to Mexico.

Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda part 1

• An expedition led by Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda in 1519, sailed from Florida-Mexico.
• The map that Alonzo used, which is still here today, shows a long curving coastline that is still seeable.
• The map that Pineda used is the first showing the land Texas. However, there is know evidence that the expeditoin came to texas

Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda part 2

• It's likely that Pineda stopped along the coast on the Expedition.
• A later group of explorers get credit for being first from the old world to plant feet on the coast of Texas.

Cabez de Vaca

• Some 80 men wrecked on a barrier island - perhaps present day Gavelston.
• The group of 80 men included a Moorish slaved man named Estevanico, the first African to enter what is now Texas.
• The most well known man of the 80 men is Alvar Nunez Caabez de Vaca.

Cabez de Vaca part 2

• In 1536, Cabez de Vaca and a handful of companions traveled across North america to a Spanish outpost.

Luis Moscoso de Alvarado

• An exploration led by Luis Moscoso de Alvarado , survivors of another failed mission to Florida, entered east Texas in the summer of 1542
• The explores led by Luis Moscoso encountered the Caddo Indians, and perhaps reached the Guadalupe River.
• Many questions about the expedition remain about the route they travled in the state

La salle

• The French explorer Sieur de La Salle, set out for the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
• Even though La Salle had set out for the northern coast, it had already been claimed by Spain.
• La Salle's expedition strayed far from its original course, and landed at present day Matagorda bay, Texas.

Age of Contact

Our era (Age of contact) was about important people who led well know explorations.

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