Ch. 5 Europeans Encounter of Oklahoma
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Coach Freeman
Trying to go to China: for spices and other goods
Conquer Mexico and Central America
The seven cities of Cabola : cities of gold and jewels
Explored Oklahoma in search of
GOLD
Governor of the province of New Spain (Mexico)
27 years old wealthy known for military leader ship
and a capable administrator
1540 went search of the Cities of Gold
Found nothing Arizona and New Mexico
Change to a town called “Quivira”
Quivira- was land riches severed food on silver plates
and golden bowls….
So they thought … Coronado was bitterly
disappointed instead made pledge Allegiance to
Spain.
Besides Gold the Spanish wanted to set up
Mission’s/Churches trying to spread the gospel or to share
God….
Juan Padilla set-up mission in South Central Kansas …
Died in the process
Portuguese Soldier who followed Padilla: Andres Do
Campo
Taken prisoner for a year against their will.
Escaped traveled across Central Oklahoma to the Gulf
Coast or New Spain
Took them 5 years: Drug a wooden cross south
Now I-35 is the same route these brothers took to Presentday Mexico…
Established mission near present Day Santa Fe New
Mexico.
Survived before the presence of Jamestown and
Quebec…
He came through Oklahoma in search the Cities of
Gold and encountered the Wichita's again at Quivira!
France saw the Mississippi River and lands west of it as
a “New Commercial Empire “
It was a center of Trade
The Success of Louisiana depend on the FUTURE in
Oklahoma…
Wanted establish trade with Santa Fe, New Mexico
1st traded goods and created an alliance with OSAGE
tribe…
Osage liked the French but resented them trading to
the Wichita's
Wichita’s finally accepted with him, and accepted
trade.
Creating a route for him to pass…
Organized 2nd Expedition
Established anther link of trade or a commercial link
to New Mexico….
He was Setting-up trade with Wichita's While Du
Tisne is a 100 miles to the north meeting with two
other Wichita villages….
La Harpe succeeded and claimed Oklahoma as a apart
of French Territory …
Becoming dependent on the French instead of their
old ways
Started hunting for commercial purposes instead of
for food and clothes…
Fought wars for revenge, but now they fought to take
captives and horses trade them as slaves