Important Dates / Times
When was the first mission in Texas created?
1690
What was the purpose of the friars?
to convert native Americans to Catholicism and make them Spanish citizens
What was the purpose of the missions?
to turn native Americans into Spanish citizens
What Spanish friar secretly invited French into Texas, hoping they would help rebuild missions that had been destroyed?
Father Francisco Hidalgo
What is a mission in Spanish Texas?
a religious settlement built to teach native Americans to be Spanish citizens
When did the coast of Texas get mapped by Pineda?
1519
Who was Father Damian Massanet?
a friar who built the first mission in Spanish Texas
What is important about the year 1718?
San Antonio was created as a halfway point for supplies to reach East Texas
What was Spain's plan to keep the French out of Texas?
to have more Spanish citizens settle in Texas OR to transform native Americans into Spanish citizens
What is a presidio in Spanish Texas?
a military fort
When was San Antonio founded?
1718
What did Father Hidalgo do?
asked the French to come rebuild the missions that Spain wasn't rebuilding
What did the Spanish build nearby missions, for their protection?
presidios
What was the law about France and French people in Spanish Texas?
they were to treat them as the enemy; they could not trade with them or interact with them
What is a friar?
a priest or preacher with the goal to convert native Americans to Catholicism
When did La Salle create his fort in Texas?
1686
Who created the first mission in East Texas, and what happened to it?
Father Damian Massanet built the first mission; it failed due to lack of crops and diseases
What is one of the missions that Antonio Margil de Jesus built?
Nuestra Senora de los Dolores OR San Miguel de los Adaes OR San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
How did the French treatment of native Americans differ from the Spanish treatment of native Americans?
the French people only wanted to trade and make money, and so respected the native Americans more than the Spanish, who wanted to change the native Americans
Who was allowed to vote and make laws in Spanish Texas?
only the top two groups of people, the peninsulares and creoles. Anyone else was not treated well and had no power.
When did Father Hidalgo ask for French investors to travel to Texas and help rebuild Spanish missions?
1714
Why was Antonio Margil de Jesus important in Texas history?
He built a large number of missions in East Texas
What is special about San Francisco de los Tejas?
it was the first Spanish mission in East Texas, created by Father Damian Massanet
How many attacks did France make on Spanish Texas?
one; the French were more interested in trading than fighting
What does "colonialism" mean?
to take over land specifically to expand another country's empire and/or to remove resources from the land and send it back to the original country