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Pineda 1st mapped the coast
1519
San Antonio mission established (year)
1519
A fort built for protection
Presidio
Mexico won its independence in?
1821
someone who came into a place (Texas in this example) and tried to stir up an independence movement.
filibuster
Spanish soldier and explorer. They sailed to the “new world” of the western hemisphere in the 16th century and took control of Mexico, Central America and Peru
Conquistador
Settling a new land which is still under the control of the mother country back home
Colonization
Business people who received contracts which allowed them to bring settlers to Texas; they charged the settlers a fee for this service
Empresarios
Communities built by the Spanish to spread Catholicism and settle lands they intended to colonize
Missions
How did Spain decide where to build settlements in Texas?
Near fresh water sources
Why was Pineda’s voyage in 1519 important to Texas?
1st map of the Texas coast
Made Spain interested in Texas
What was Fort Saint Louis? Where was it located?
-French fort -Coastal Plains
Why did Mexico create the empresario system?
To bring settlers to Texas
What are some of the traits of the people Austin selected for his colony?
Fairly well educated and law-abiding
Why did Immigrants move to Texas
-Cheap land
-Fleeing debt
-Fresh Start
Martin de Leon and Green DeWitt are best known as
Empresarios who brought early settlers to Texas
Gutierrez-Magee expedition is an example of a
Filibuster
What types of settlements did Spain build in Texas?
Mission, Presidios, Towns, Ranchos
How did the Tejaons feel about slavery?
Some viewed slavery as necessary for the economy while others were opposed to slavery in any form
What method did Spain use to control the borderlands of New Spain, including Texas?
Mission/Presidio system