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Exploration: Successes and Failures

Exploration: Successes and Failures. de Niza & Estevancio’s Expedition. King denies Cabeza de Vaca’s appeals to search for 7 cities of gold Estevancio guides group w/ a priest named Marcos de Niza Estevancio finds Cibola, urged de Niza to hurry Actually pueblos lived in by the Zuni people

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Exploration: Successes and Failures

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  1. Exploration: Successes and Failures

  2. de Niza & Estevancio’s Expedition • King denies Cabeza de Vaca’s appeals to search for 7 cities of gold • Estevancio guides group w/ a priest named Marcos de Niza • Estevancio finds Cibola, urged de Niza to hurry • Actually pueblos lived in by the Zuni people • Indians kill Estevancio as he tries to enter • De Niza halts expedition but sees city • Reports it larger than Mexico City • Turns around so he does not get killed

  3. Coronado Heads North • 1540, sets off w/ 1000 men to conquer Cibola • No treasure found in Cibola • Decided to stay to find riches, did not want to leave empty handed • a man they called El Turco, told them of riches in the east called Quivira • El Turco wanted to return home • Led them across Texas Panhandle • Reached Quivira, a Wichita village in Kansas • Offered no treasure, men killed El Turco • Returned to Mexico in 1542, reported that the north offered little

  4. Sets out from Florida in 1539 Explored in southeastern USA 1542, they cross Mississippi River DeSoto dies after crossing river, Moscoso takes over Met Caddoes in East Texas, “Tay-yas!” Returned to Mississippi River, built vessels to return them to Mexico Found petroleum De Soto & Moscoso

  5. Spain Retreats From Texas • Spent a lot of money, time searching for treasure with little result • Information about land and people was valuable • When other nations show interest, Spain’s interest was revived

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