Vocabulary 1
A journey made for a special purpose.
Expedition
A Spanish military fort.
Presidio
Why were powerful kings and queens in Europe competing with each other during the 1400s?
They wanted to expand, rule more land, and gain wealth.
When did Spain first start building Catholic missions and settlements in Texas?
In the 1600s.
A conqueror, especially one of Spanish descent from the sixteenth century.
Conquistador.
A Spanish town.
Villa
Which Spanish explorer hastened the exploration and settlement of Texas with his stories about seven cities of gold?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Why did Spanish establish Catholic missions in East Texas near French Louisiana?
To protect the area from the French and keep them away.
The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
Slavery.
A Spanish cowboy.
Vaquero.
What was one effect of Francisco Coronado's great expedition on the future settlement of Texas?
Spain learned about the vast land of Texas and its people.
Why is Jose de Escandon known as the Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley?
He started a colony and was governor there.
A settlement of people who have moved to another country but are still ruled by their home country.
A Hispanic celebration that a girl might have on her fifteenth birthday to mark the transition from childhood to adult status.
Quinceanera
How did French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle affect the settlement of Texas?
He started a colony there.
Why do you think Mission San Jose, founded by the Spanish around 1720, is today part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park?
To show what life was like at the largest mission in Texas.
A settlement where religion is taught.
Mission
What was one effect of Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's activities in Texas?
Spanish officials realized they had to defend their Texas territory.
Why did Spanish people often build presidios near missions?
To protect missions from attack.