In 1519.
Alonso Alvarez De la Pineda was the first European explorer to map the coastline of Texas. His motivation was glory and gold.
Alvarez de pineda
he found the Texas coastline.
Alvarez de pineda
7 cities of gold
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Pineda explored Texas in the year 1519.
Captain Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda 1519 is the first Spaniard credited with first seeing what would become Texas. http://americanfrontiers.net/explorers/History3.php http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/publications/exploration/chaptereleven.htm
Alvarez de Pineda
Corpus Christi
In 1519-1520.
European discovery was about 1519 by Alonso Alvarez de Pineda.