La Salle & France
He led an expedition that shipwrecked near Matagorda Bay in 1685.
Who was La Salle?
The purpose of presidios was to do this for settlers.
What is protect them from attacks?
He established the first Spanish mission in East Texas.
Who was Fray Damián Massanet?
Spanish ranching traditions gave rise to this U.S. industry.
What is the cattle industry?
After La Salle’s expedition, Spain did this to protect its claim to Texas.
What is build missions like San Francisco de los Tejas?
This mission was built in 1718 in South Central Texas.
What is San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo)?
He worked to reopen missions in East Texas after French threats.
Who was Father Francisco Hidalgo?
Early Spanish cowboys who taught Texans how to round up cattle.
Who were vaqueros?
La Salle’s men did this because they were unhappy with his leadership.
What is mutiny? or Killed him
The group responsible for teaching religion and culture to Natives.
Who were Catholic friars?
He mapped the Texas coast in 1519.
Who was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda?
These colorful wall paintings decorated mission churches.
What are frescos?
This Native American group destroyed Fort St. Louis.
Who were the Karankawa?
The most successful mission in Texas, founded by Antonio Margil de Jesús.
What is Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo?
Spanish soldiers who protected missions and settlers.
Who were soldados or presidial soldiers?
This modern Texas city still celebrates its Spanish heritage with the Fiesta San Antonio festival.
What is San Antonio?
Spain considered France a threat to their empire because of this event.
What is the shipwreck of La Salle and the building of Fort St. Louis?
This road connected missions and settlements and encouraged settlement.
What is El Camino Real?
Early Spanish cowhands who developed ranching techniques.
Who were vaqueros?
Spanish culture influenced Texas by giving it these types of names for cities and rivers.
What are Spanish names? (e.g., San Antonio, El Paso, Rio Grande)
La Salle originally hoped to find this river but missed it by hundreds of miles.
What is the Mississippi River?
Most missions failed for this reason.
What is Natives rejected Christianity and Spanish culture?
He led an inspection of missions in 1767 and reported many were abandoned.
Who was Nicolás de Lafora?
Spain’s primary goal for building missions in Texas.
What is to convert Natives to Christianity and teach Spanish culture?