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Christopher Columbus
#1 What year did Christopher Columbus land in modern day Florida? 1492
#2 Who gave Christopher Columbus money to sail to Asia? king and queen of spain
#3 How many ships did Christopher Columbus have? 3
#4 What year did Christopher Columbus sail for Asia? 1492
#5 How many times did Christopher Columbus sail to the new land? 1
Cortes
#1 How long did it take Cortes to conquer the Aztecs? 2 years
#2 How many soldiers did Cortes have? 500
#3 Who conquered the Aztecs? Cortes
#4 What was the Aztecs leader's name? Moctezuma ll
#5 What was modern day Mexico City's name? New Spain
Cabeza de Vaca
#1 What year did a group of Spanierds land in Tampa Bay? 1528
#2 How many Spanierds landed in Tampa Bay? 600
#3 What was the name of the Afircan American slave that the Spanireds had? Estaban
#4 The Spanierds built rafts and tried traveled where? Mexico
#5 How many people survived the voyage? 15
Coronado
#1 What was he looking for? The Seven Cities of gold
#2 Coronado fought and won aganst what people? The Zuni people
#3 What canyon did they travel to? Palo Duro canyon
#4 Who did Coronado kill? El Turco
#5 Where did Coronado finally reach? Quivira
explorers
#1 Who was looking for asia? Christopher Clumbus
#2 Who landed on Galveston,Texas? Cabeza de vaca
#3 Where did coronado go but did not find any gold? Palo Duro Canyon
#4 Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach Texas? Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
#5 How many explores were there? 4
Final Question
What was Coronado looking for? The seven cities of gold