Spanish Explorer

Explorer and conquistador of Spanish descent

I SAILED ACROSS THE OCEAN IN 1539

TO FIND AND EXPLORE THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA

I DISCOVERED MOST OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN AREA OF THE US

I GAINED FAME AS AN EXCELLENT HORSEMAN, FIGHTER, AND TACTICIAN

I DIED AT THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

I WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN EXPLORER TO DISCOVER TEXAS,

WHICH BROUGHT PEOPLE OVER TO CREATE COLONIES ON THIS NEW LAND

IF I HAD SUCCEEDED IN FINDING THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA,

I WOULD HAVE NEVER FOUND THE LAND TEXAS AND THE US ARE ON