HERNANDO DE SOTO

1. When and where Fernando de Soto was born ?

2. How was Spain in the 1500´s?
3. What explorers were born in the Southwestern Spain?
4. What year the Moors invaded Spain? And When they were defeated?
5. Who were the Indies?
6. How old was De Soto when he sailed with Pedro Arias Davila?
7. What year was his first trip?
8. What did De Soto run in Nicaragua?
9. How old was De Soto when he earned the title of Captian?
10. Who did ask De Soto to join him to conquest the Incas? And, what year?
11. Who was known as the Sun King?
12. Who did order Atahualpa´s death?
13. What did happen on may 8,1541?
14. De Soto and his man traveled for almost 4 years, they covered more than 6,436
kms. and explored Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE CORONADO

1. When and where he was born?

2. When Coronado explored the Southern Great Plains, What did he
discover?
3. To whom Antonio de Mendoza Choose for the exploration to the
Seven Cities of Cibola?
4. What is the name of the priest that joined the expedition to the
Golden cities?
5. On what year did Coronado arrived to the first City of Cibola? And
what village was there?
6. Coronado send out 4 scouting groups to survey the área, one of the
groups was led by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas. They become the first
to view the Grand Canyon.
7. Coronado explored Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona,
Arkansas, Kansas they covered 4,828 kms. During 2 years of
expeditions.
8. Coronado explored the Villages of Pueblo Indians( Acoma), Zunis,
Hopi, Cicuye and Quivira.