3Gs: God, Gold, Glory, Motivated the Spanish, Columbus: Sailed west in 1492, Columbian Exchange was a result of his travels, First explorer to establish a permanent connection between Europe and the Americas, Cortes: Landed in Mexico, Defeated the Aztecs, founded Mexico City, horses provided a tactical advantage, Pineda: First European to explore and map the coastline from Florida to Mexico, 1519-map, Cabeza de Vaca: Wrote La Relacion, a book about his travels, Lived as a slave with the Coahuiltecans, Part of the Narvaez expedition, Failed to conquer Florida, Landed in Texas, near modern day Galveston, Provided accounts about bison (buffalo), Coronado: Searched for Cibola and the Seven Cities of Gold, Explored much of the America southwest, Did not find any gold, As a result of his expedition, Spain loses all interest in Texas, Discovers the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon, Reports that Texas soil would be good for farming,

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