The Spanish in Texas

1. The Spanish in Texas

2. Magellan • Magellan sought a southern waterway to the Pacific Ocean • He sailed around the tip of South America • Ships were lost in bad storms • Magellan died in the Philippines • The 18 sailors who lived were the first to sail around the world

3. Magellan • Goal • Sought a southern waterway to the Pacific Ocean • Results • Was the first explorer to sail around the world

4. Pineda Goals • Alonso Alvarez de Pineda wanted to find a northern waterway to the Pacific • In 1519 he sailed with a fleet from Jamaica into the Gulf of Mexico Results • He headed west from Florida and hit a river he named “River of Palms” • His group camped there for 40 days and returned to Jamaica • Pineda and his explorers were the first Europeans to see the Texas coast • They also produced a map of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico

5. Narvaez • In 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez lead another voyage to the Gulf of Mexico • 5 ships with 600 soldiers and horses • In April 1528 the explorers landed near Tampa Bay, Florida • He met Indians and they told him of the Apalachee, a land rich in gold • Narvaez divided his force and 300 soldiers went in search of the gold

6. Struggle • Traveling through the Florida swamps the Spaniards became lost and ran out of food • Many were killed or wounded during Indian attacks • When arrived at Apalachee, there was no gold • Discouraged they made their way back to the coast

7. Shipwrecked • When they reached the shore, they could not find their ships • The ships had actually returned home • The stranded and starving soldiers had to eat their horses to survive • They built several small boats and set out to sea • Panfilo de Narvaez’s expedition ended in a ship wreck on the Texas coast • Three boats washed up on Texas coast and Narvaez drowned • The two other ships washed up on a Texas Island

8. Narvaez Goals • Find Gold in America Results • April 1528 the explorers landed near Tampa Bay, Florida • He met Indians and they told him of the Apalachee, a land rich in gold • Narvaez divided his force and 300 soldiers went in search of the gold • When arrived at Apalachee, there was no gold • They headed back but the ships had left • Panfilo de Narvaez’s expedition ended in a ship wreck on the Texas coast

9. Cabeza de Vaca • Cabeza de Vaca and 80 soldiers made it to the island • The Spaniard spent eight years among the Texas Indians in the 1500s • Stranded once again they last most of their supplies and clothes • With winter coming the situation was growing worse • The Karankawa Indians took the explorers in and shared their supplies with them • Most of the Spanish died during the winter • The few that survived were held captive and forced to work hard

10. Cabeza de Vaca • For the next few years de Vaca worked as a servant, a trader, and a healer • Finally he met three other explorers who had been taken by the Coahuiltecan Indians. • Will meet a north African named Estevanico and they will search for Mexico

11. End of an Ordeal • They traveled from one Indian village to another, along the way de Vaca pulled on arrow from an Indians chest • After 8 years they came across some Spanish soldiers and were taken to Mexico City. • Cabeza de Vaca published his story called The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

12. Cabeza de Vaca Goals • Survive and get back to Mexico Results • The Spaniard spent eight years among the Texas Indians in the 1500s • For the next few years de Vaca worked as a servant, a trader, and a healer • Finally he met three other explorers who had been taken by the Coahuiltecan Indians. • Will meet a north African named Estevanico and they will search for Mexico • After 8 years they came across some Spanish soldiers and were taken to Mexico City.

14. Journal #2 • Your expedition becomes lost…..describe your troubles • Food • Disease • Death • Indians • Supplies