Mexicos independence from Spain
When did the Aztec Empire get defeated?
1521
When did the Aztecs inhabit Texas?
1600's
Why did De Leon die?
Cholera
Describe demise
Death
Describe prohibited
Not allowed, forbidden
How did the Spanish leaders retaliate?
They chopped down several olive trees and grapevines
When did the Spanish forces conquer the Aztecs?
1521
When did Stephen F. Austin start building San Felipe?
1822
Describe posed
Caused, created
Describe dissimilar
Unlike, different
What was the name of the Spanish priest who was located in the town of Dolores?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Why did Spain set up a system of missions and presidios?
To expand their territory
Why did Moses Austin die?
Pneumonia
Describe criollos
Spaniards born in America
Describe presidios
Forts occupied by Spanish soldiers
What was the name of Father Hidalgo's speech?
El Grito de Dolores
Which Native American group were Mexicos leaders afraid of and posed a threat?
Comoncheria
What was Stephen F. Austin's nickname?
The Father of Texas
Describe viceroy
Leaders of a colony
Describe comancheria
A region occupied by Comanche Indians
The Army of Three Guarantees existed, what were those guarantees?
An independent nation, Roman Catholic would be their religion, and Mexicans of Spanish decent will be treated as equals.
When was Mexicos constitution adopted?
1824
What was the name of the families that Stephen F. Austin recruited to help him build the town of San Felipe?
The Old Three Hundred
Describe empresarios
Leader who was granted land and rule over a colony.
Describe peninsulares
Spaniards born in Spain