Unit 1
The region of Texas with the highest elevation
Mountains and Basins
In 1519 he mapped the Texas Coastline
Alonso Pineda
A religious settlement for missionaries.
Mission
He started a revolution in Mexico in 1810
Father Miguel Hidalgo
This document declared Mexico independent on 8/24/1821
The Treaty of Cordoba
Apaches belong to this cultural group
Plains
He conquered the Aztec in 1519.
Hernan Cortes
A Spanish Fort or Military base.
Presidio
They captured Nacogdoches and declared Texas independent in 1812
Augustus Magee and Bernardo Gutierrez
The three most popular settlements in Texas
San Antonio, La Bahia (Goliad) and Nacogdoches
These are the four CULTURAL groups of Texas
Southeastern, Gulf, Pueblo, Plains
He was shipwrecked and landed in Texas in 1528.
Cabeza De Vaca
The first mission established in Texas in 1682, near El Paso.
Corpus Christi de la Isleta
He was killed by the Spanish after invading Texas twice
Dr. James Long
He convinced the Mexican government to allow Americans to settle in Texas
Moses Austin
These are the four NATURAL regions of Texas
Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Mountains and Basins
He led an expedition to find Cibola in 1540.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The first mission established in East Texas in 1690.
San Francisco de los Tejas
He was captured and killed by the Spanish in 1815
Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon
Settlers in Austin's Colony had to do these three things
1. Pledge allegiance to Mexico 2. Become a citizen 3. Become Catholic
These four states border Texas
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
He led an expedition to the mouth of the Mississippi in 1685
Sieur de La Salle
He helped establish the first mission in East Texas.
Damian Massanet
He convinced the poor and rich of Mexico to fight against the Spanish
Augustin de Iturbide
There were how many families in the "old 300"
297