ESTEVANICO MARCOS

BACK ROUND INFO

• Born 1500 in Azemmour, Morocco
• Died May 01, 1539 in Cibola, New Mexico United States

Sponsor
Estevanico sailed from Spain with Panfio de Narvaez and Alvar Nunez Cabeza deVaca, his masters.

Motives
At first he was forced to go.
After traveling, he began
to want to explore the world.

Route
Spain-> Florida -> Tallahassee->Gulf of Mexico ->Galveston>RioGrande-> New Mexico

Accomplishments
He was the first black man to explore.He explored places that people did not explore yet.

Impact
Because of him going several men died along the way and the rest were captured by the natives Americans at San Ahtho bay.Native Americans killed many of his crew and pilot of the ship. Estevanico sailed to Mexico, abandoning the men.

RIDDLE

• He explored places that people have not explored yet
• He was forced to go on a mission
• He was sponsored by from Spain
• Several of his men died and the rest were captured
• He was the first black man explorer

Fun facts
1513, when Estevanico was only 10 years old. Sold into slavery in Spain, Estevanico became the personal servant and good friend of Andres de Dorantes of Bejar del Castanar.

SOURCES

• U.s History in Context
• Enchanted learning.com
• PBS.org

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