Bulit they will come
This term describes a Spanish built settlement created to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
What is a Mission
This Roman Catholic priest is celebrated as the "Father of Mexican Independence" for ringing his church bell and giving the famous Grito de Dolores.
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
Before transforming into a temporary military fortress, the Alamo originally served this religious purpose for Spanish missionaries.
What is a mission?
Known as the "Father of Texas," he brought the first 300 families to colonize Texas.
who is Stephen F. Austin?
This is the precise number of minutes the final, bloody morning assault on the Alamo lasted on March 6, 1836.
What is 90 mins?
The Spanish word for a military fort or garrison built to protect missions and claim territory.
What is a presidio?
A letter written by a priest, that was a cry to the Mexican citizens to stand up and fight back against the Spanish government.
What is the Grito de Dolores?
This 1835 military engagement near a specific Texas town is recognized by historians as the very first battle of the Texas Revolution.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
This man was the first of his kind but he never got to see his dream come true.
Who is Moses Austin?
The grueling, historic siege of the Alamo lasted for this exact number of days before the final Mexican assault.
What is 13 days?
The primary European rival that pushed Spain to rapidly build missions and presidios across East Texas as a territorial buffer
Who is France
Mexico's fight of independence ended in the year, with Mexico gaining it freedom from Spain
What is 1821?
The battle erupted because Texian settlers refused to return this specific piece of military hardware loaned to them by Mexican authorities.
What is a cannon?
The nickname given to the original group of families brought to Texas by Stephen F. Austin.
Who are the old 300?
A train leaves traveling east as 75 miles per hour it arrives at a town of Las Cruces in 2 hours what is the distance between the two cities and the velocity?
150 miles with an east velocity
Mission San Antonio de Valero, this famous 1718 mission later earned fame as a 1836 battle site.
What is the Alamo
Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion and occupation of this European country in 1808 triggered political chaos that eventually sparked the independence movements in Spanish America (Mexico.)
What is Spain?
This defiant four-word phrase was printed onto a makeshift flag featuring a black cannon and a star.
"Come and Take it"
Stephen F. Austin was arrested for the act in Mexico City in 1834 after writing a letter suggesting a political move for Texas.
What is treason?
Total distance divided by total time will give you this..
What is Average Speed
Founded in 1682 near El Paso, this location is recognized as the oldest continuously operated mission parish in Texas.
What is Ysleta Mission
The Culture of Spain can be seen in Art, Food, Music and Vocabulary around Texas is it also found in Mission though the buildings walls.
What is architecture?
Long with her infant daughter, this civilian woman survived the Alamo assault and was sent by Santa Anna to deliver the news of the defeat to Sam Houston.
Who was Susanna Dickinson?
What is the term for a person who has both Spanish (European) and Native American ancestry, often found in the U.S.
Who is a Mestizo?
This chilling, traditional Mexican bugle call meaning "no quarter" or "no mercy" was played by Santa Anna's band throughout the siege.
What is El Degüello?