<P> The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda , who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica , Francisco de Garay , in 1520 . While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia , Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast . This map is the earliest recorded document of Texas history . </P>
who was the first european explorer in the area where texas is now located
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda