European Exploration
Spanish missionaries traveled to Texas primarily because they wanted to spread this religion.
What is Christianity/Catholicism?
Spanish missionaries established these places to spread Catholicism and create a Spanish presence in Texas.
Answer: What are missions?
Which French explorer established a settlement called Fort St. Louis in Texas?
La Salle
This explorer traveled through Texas while searching for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado?
Cause: European explorers heard stories about valuable resources.
Effect: What happened?
explorers traveled to new lands searching for wealth
European explorers often searched for this valuable resource because finding it could make their country wealthy
What is gold?
What was the main purpose of a presidio?
What is to provide soldiers and protection?
La Salle originally intended to establish his colony near the mouth of which major river?
Mississippi River
This French explorer established Fort St. Louis in Texas.
La Salle
Cause: La Salle established a French settlement in Texas.
Effect: Spain became concerned about what?
French influence in Texas?
Coronado traveled through the Texas Panhandle searching for the legendary Seven Cities of ______
What is Gold?
Which two activities could be part of daily life at a Spanish mission?
learning Catholic teachings and farming/raising livestock/working in workshops
La Salle's expedition landed farther west than he intended. Why was this a problem?
colony was established in Texas instead of near the intended location on the Mississippi River
This Spanish missionary wanted Spain to return to East Texas and even contacted the French governor of Louisiana for help.
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Cause: Spain became concerned about French influence.
Effect: What did Spain do?
increase its efforts to control and settle Texas
Coronado did not find the great riches he expected. What does this show about some reports that encouraged Spanish exploration?
What is reports of wealth could encourage exploration even when the reports were inaccurate?
Why was San Antonio an important location for Spain?
it connected distant Spanish settlements and strengthened Spain's presence in Texas/ Was a midway point between missions in East Texas and the Rio Grande Valley
Name TWO problems that contributed to the failure of Fort St. Louis.
shortages, disease, and/or conflict?
This Spanish missionary was one of the individuals associated with Spain's early mission efforts in Texas.
Fray Damian Massanet
Cause: A Spanish mission was located far from other Spanish settlements.
Effect: What could Spain build nearby to protect the missionaries?
What is a presidio
Name three major motivations that encouraged European exploration.
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
Spain established missions and presidios in Texas. What was the larger goal behind these settlements?
establish and strengthen Spanish control and presence in Texas
Why did the French settlement at Fort St. Louis concern Spain?
Spain feared growing French influence in Texas?
This Spanish leader is associated with Spanish settlement and colonization efforts in South Texas.
José de Escandón
Spain founded San Antonio in 1718 between Spanish settlements along the Rio Grande and missions in East Texas. What was the most important effect?
it connected distant Spanish settlements while strengthening Spain's presence in Texas