The Explorers
Define what a mission is.
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area/a religious community staffed by missionary priests and religious officials
What is a presidio?
a military base, occupied by soldiers and commanders
The three reasons the Spanish were in Texas.
What is God, Gold and Glory?
Missions were located near what?
Bodies of water
Life in the presidios revolved around what?
Military duty
The only French explorer to come to Texas.
Who is La Salle?
Created a memoir informing people about the wilds of Texas.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
What were the goals of the Spanish missions?
1. To convert Native Americans to Catholicism
2. To establish a Spanish foothold in the territory
Why did they try to keep presidios and missions within the same areas?
To protect the missions from enemies.
The three boats Columbus sailed in.
What are La Nina, La Pinta, La Santa Maria?
What is the Colombian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Why was life in the missions difficult for Native Americans?
Nutritionally poor diet, tremendous workload, small, cramped living quarters, and diseases.
The duties of the soldiers included what?
Protecting the missions & horses, supervising the natives, construction laborers, mail carriers, and travel escorts
What was the first Mission in East Texas?
San Francisco de Tejas
Explain the living conditions of the Spanish soldiers.
Miserable living conditions, low pay, cramped & dirty living quarters, substandard uniform, ill-maintained equipment, and hostile Native Americans
The four regions of Texas.
What is Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, Central Plains, Coastal Plains?