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Cabeza de Vaca: 1st European to EXPLORE the interior of Texas; relayed story of Cibola back to Spain
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Caddo: Native American tribe; oldest woman was in charge of family; gave us the word "Tejas" which means 'friend'
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Cibola: The "7 Cities of Gold"
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Comanche: Native American tribe that became the best horsemen in the world
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Coronado: Spanish conquistador who searched for Cibola across parts of Texas and New Mexico
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Cortes: 1st Spanish conquistador; conquered the Aztecs
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De Soto: Spanish conquistador who searched for Cibola in the present-day southeastern United States; 1st major expedition into North America
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Estevanico: African who travelled with Cabeza de Vaca.
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Karankawa: Native American tribe that taught Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico natural medicine
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Montezuma: Emperor of the Aztecs
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Moscoso: Explored East Texas; saw OIL
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Narvaez Expedition: 1st Europeans to set foot on Texas soil
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Onate: Colonized New Mexico in 1598; brought 7,000 horses
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Palo Duro Canyon: Discovered by Coronado as he travelled across Texas
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Pineda: 1st European to see the Texas coastline
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Quetzalcoatl: an Aztec god; Cortes was mistaken by the Aztecs to be this god
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Quivera: A fake story told by an Indian guide to Coronado
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Small Pox: Disease that wiped out most of the Aztecs