Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
the spanish builded 21 missions in California
Eusebio Kino.
Spain began building missions in Texas in 1716. Two years later, the first civilian settlement in Texas, San Antonio, was established as a way station between the missions and the nearest existing Spanish settlement.
Cortes is not known as a priest who explored or began missions in America. He was a Spanish conquistador who is most famous for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
The Arizona Wildcats football team plays for the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona. The football team began at the University of Arizona in 1899.
Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona
Spain
One of the first Spanish explorers was a Franciscan named Marcos de Niza. A Jesuit named Father Kino established churches across Arizona.
It was president John Kennedy who started the moon race.
The St. Louis Cardinals which are now in Arizona and began in Chicago.
The Apollo missions began with Apollo 1, which was launched in 1967. The first successful manned mission was Apollo 7 in 1968.