Spanish military commander who built West Texas missions to lead to expansion west of the Nueces River to the Rio Grande.
Who is Jose de Escandon?
100
After years of the blending of Spanish and Native American culture, this race of people become important to Texas Revolution history
Who are the Tejano?
100
This group was skeptical about the Spanish and their mission-system efforts
Who were Native Americans?
100
The Spanish used the mission system to accomplish this goal
What is colonize the Texas territory?
200
Built near a French fort and later moved to Goliad.
What was La Bahia?
200
Was responsible for the Spanish efforts to build mission/presidios in Central and East Texas
Who was Domingo Ramon?
200
France's gift of land to Spain in order not to lose the land to England durign a war
What is cede?
200
While the Tigua tribe took full advantage of the mission near El Paso, this Native American group faked interest in the mission at San Saba as a ruse to overthrow it
Who were the Commanche?
200
Growing because the mission system provided shelter, food and work opportunities, these areas led to towns and cities in Texas
What are civil settlements?
300
Leads to the growth of San Antonio and becomes the "pivot point" of Texas Revolution - the Alamo
What is San Antonio de Valero?
300
Established the de los Tejas mission in East Texas and later lived in San Antonio as a leader of the Mexican Revolution against Spain
Who is "Father" Francisco Hildalgo?
300
Because of a lack of medicine and living in a new climate, many Spanish settlers suffered this devastating setback
What is an epidemic?
300
This goal of the Spanish Catholic church was never realized by the mission system, leading to the Resolution of 1772
What is converting the Native Americans to Christianity?
300
Reflecting the influence of Spanish culture in today's society would include city names such as these two
What are San Antonio and El Paso?
400
The compound includes a church, a cemetary, a small farm or garden and living quarters for Native Americans
What is a mission?
400
Joined Leon and Aguayo on rebuilding expeditions to East Texas and built a mission amongst the Tejas Indians
Who was Fray Massanet?
400
Including penninsulares, criollos and mestizos this system dominated New Spain culture throughout the colonization era
What is the class system?
400
Because the feared French attacks never happened, the Spanish sent Aguayo and his expedition back to East Texas to rebuild these
What is all the East Texas missions?
400
This geographic feature was critical to the Spanish selection of a site for a mission/presidio
What are rivers?
500
Built in 1757 but attacked and destroyed by Comanches Indians in spite of a Spanish counter-attack
What was Santa Cruz de San Saba?
500
Was commissioned by Spain to go back to East Texas and rebuild the missions to protect territory from the French
Who was Marques de Aguayo?
500
Introduced by the mission system, this cattle-industry ranch-hand became a vital part of Tejano culture in Texas
What is a vaquero?
500
This 1719 event led the Spanish to temporarily abandon their missions and presidios in East Texas
What was The Chicken War?
500
The blended race of settlers in what is now known as the Lone Star State got their name for this Spanish-named colony