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Explorer Country Exploring For Years Known For Why in Texas Additional Notes Sailed west in the hopes of finding a faster sea route to Asia. 1492 Exploring the West Indies, and New World Did not go to Texas Failure-didn’t find a faster route to Asia. Success-he opened up the New World to Europe. Started Spanish exploration of North America Spain 1519 Creating maps He was exploring new territories, and looking for a new route to Asia SuccessMapped the coast of Texas. Failure-Failed to find new route to the Pacific. 1st to observe and map the Texas coast. Spain 1521 Conquering Mexico and the Aztec Empire Did not go to Texas. SuccessConquered the Aztecs, and became the first Governor of New Spain (Mexico). Inspired others to explore more territory in North America. Destroyed the Aztec capital and build the new city of Mexico City on it’s ruins. Spain 1528-1536 Shipwrecked on the Texas coast. Heading to Florida, and shipwrecked in route. (Accident) Failure-Found no gold, or glory. He did meet the Karankawas.1st explorer in Texas, 1st author of Relacion. Told tales of cites of gold-led to more exploration. Was enslaved by the Karankawas for several years, until he escaped. Pineda Cabeza de Vaca Impact on Texas Spain Columbus Cortez Impact of Expedition Explorer Country Exploring For Years Known For Why in Texas Impact on Texas Additional Notes Spain 1540-1542 Exploring the Panhandle region of Texas Looking for the Seven Cities of Gold. Failure-Found no gold, no settlements. Crossed the Sea of Grass, Panhandle Told about Remember buffalo, villages, Coronado was Texas lands in near Colorado. the Panhandle. Spain 1542-1543 Exploring East Texas Looking for gold, took over the expedition when the leader died. Failure-no gold, did find petroleum 1st European in East Texas France 1685-1687 1st French explorer in Texas. He was lost, looking for the Mississippi River. Established the settlement of Fort St. Louisclaimed Texas for France for two years. Made the Spanish paranoid-the Spanish got more serious about settling Texas, not just exploring. Coronado Moscoso La Salle Impact of Expedition Murdered by his own crew after ship sank. Remains of ship are now at the Bob Bullock Museum.