Spanish Exploration

Question 1

The text La Relación, written by __________, was one factor that increased exploration in the interior of North America.

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Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca

Question 2

Who was appointed governor of the new Spanish settlement in New Mexico in 1598?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Juan de Oñate

Question 3

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. The map above traced the journey of which Spanish explorer?

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Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca

Question 4

Spanish explorers passed on much of what they learned about early Oklahoma territory in the form of __________.

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journals

Question 5

The Spanish explorer credited with the defeat of the Aztec Empire is __________.

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Hernán Cortés

Question 6

All of these explorers entered present-day Oklahoma except __________.

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Friar Marcos de Niza

Question 7

The expeditions conducted by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and Juan de Oñate were politically significant for all of these reasons except __________.

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Coronado created alliances with the Wichita American Indians

Spanish Exploration Answers