Asked by aj

Who was the first European explorer in the area where Texas is now located?
a.
Francisco Coronado
c.
Cabeza de Vaca
b.
Francisco Pizarro
d.
Ponce de León

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
c. Cabeza de Vaca

He was shipwrecked on the Texas Gulf Coast (near present-day Galveston) in 1528 and traveled across the region, making him the first known European in what is now Texas.