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Who was the first Spanish explorer to see the Texas coast and made the first map of the GUlf of Mexico?
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∙ 12y ago
On the [Roman Catholic] Feast Day of Corpus Christi, Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda discovered a lush semi-tropical bay (Corpus Christi Bay). The bay took the name of the feast day celebrating the "Body of Christ."
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoÁlvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
In 1527, he was part of an expedition that got lost in Florida. He would wonder along the coast until he reached Mexico, with the goal of returning to the colony at what is now Mexico City.
He did reach the city and returned to Spain, but later returned to the Americas as governor of Brazil.
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∙ 12y agocaveza de vaca
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What Spanish explorer made the first map of the Texas coast?
bob
Why is 1519 important to Texas?
1519 is important because Spanish explorer Alvarez de pineda maps Texas coast line
What coast is Texas on?
Texas is on the Gulf Coast. It shares its Eastern Border with the Gulf of Mexico.
Which country did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explore for?
Spain, he was a Spanish explorer who mapped the Gulf Coast.
How long did it take cabeza to walk from east Texas coast to Mexico city?
about how long would it take to walk from east Texas coast to Mexico citey
What coast is Tampico of Mexico?
Gulf of Mexico, close to the border with Texas.
What is the Texas coast?
The ocean coastline or shoreline of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico.
What coast is Texas?
The ocean coastline or shoreline of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico.
Who was the first spanish explorer to reach the pacific coast?
Balboa
How long did it take cabeza walk from east Texas to Mexico city?
about how long would it take to walk from east Texas coast to Mexico citey
What is the body of water of the coast of Texas?
gulf of mexico
What is the body of water on the coast of Texas?
The Gulf of Mexico
