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January 7, 2024 14 mins

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There was a time in Texas history that brought lots of explorers who wanted to know more about Texas land. Today I'll talk about Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vazquez de Coronado.

                                                                                       
References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonso_%C3%81lvarez_de_Pineda


Article TitleSpanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca lands in Texas

AuthorHistory.com Editors

Website NameHISTORY

URLhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cabeza-de-vaca-discovers-texas

Date AccessedNovember 22, 2023

PublisherA&E Television Networks

Last UpdatedNovember 5, 2019

Original Published DateNovember 16, 2009


Article TitleFrancisco Vázquez de Coronado

AuthorHistory.com Editors

Website NameHISTORY

URLhttps://www.history.com/topics/exploration/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado

Date AccessedNovember 22, 2023

PublisherA&E Television Networks

Last UpdatedJune 6, 2023

Original Published DateNovember 9, 2009


https://www.nps.gov/coro/learn/historyculture/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado.htm


Donald E. Chipman, “Cabeza de Vaca, Álvar Núñez,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed November 23, 2023, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cabeza-de-vaca-lvar-nunez.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


K. Alexander. (December 2022) “Captain Alonzo de Pineda -Spanish Explorer”. Legends of America. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alonso-alvarez-pineda/ (accessed January 7, 2023)




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