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100

The Spaniards dubbed the Indians Tejas, which is derived from the Hasinai term for what?

Friend

100

La Salle called the region Louisiana after his king. What was his king's name?

King Louis XIV

100

Ysleta was founded as a home for which indigenous group?

Tigua Indians

100

 A Pueblo spiritual leader ignited an uprising against the Spanish in 1680. The Spanish colonists were driven from northern New Mexico by the Pueblo Revolt. Who organized the uprising?

Popé

100

What is the name of the Franciscan priest who traveled alongside Alonso de León?

Damián Massanet

100

A Franciscan priest who years before,had served at San Francisco de los Tejas. After it was abandoned he helped found the San Juan Bautista mission along the Rio Grande, but he was not content there. He wanted to return to East Texas and work with local American Indians. He also wrote a letter asking the French governor of Louisiana to help build missions in East Texas.

Francisco Hidalgo

100

Assisted by St. Denis and the Tejas, the Spanish under Margil established more missions in Texas. One was located on the future site of Nacogdoches. Another, San Miguel de los Adaes, was located in present-day Louisiana. Others were spread over a wide area. To protect the missions, Captain Ramón built a presidio on the________________.

Neches River

100

In 1731, however, the Spanish developed a new plan. They recruited 15 families of Canary Islanders to move into a town near the San Antonio presidio. This town had the first organized civil government in Texas. What was the name of this town?

San Fernando de Béxar

100

Among the presidios he founded were two that later played important roles in Texas. This settlement, became one of the largest settlements in Texas.

Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía del Espiritu Santo

100

As the population grew Escandón built more settlements farther south, away from the river. In all, he founded 24 settlements in just six years. Among them was what current city in Mexico?

Laredo

200

The Spanish established themselves in New Mexico along the upper Rio Grande in the 1600s. They constructed towns, ranches, and missions among the Pueblo Indians, including which present-day city?

Santa Fe

200

Back at Fort St. Louis, fewer than 30 individuals remained, the majority of them women and children. The Karankawa Indians assaulted and overran the fort, killing all of the adult settlers and destroying it. The Karankawas took five children captive. The Karankawas kept their children until they were rescued later. What years are predicted to when it occured?

1688 or 1689

200

The Spanish sent civilian settlers and soldiers to accompany the missionaries; the soldiers' job was to defend their fellow Spaniards. What was brought about by the first Spanish settlers in Texas?

Spanish Colonial Period

200

Life was difficult at Fort St. Louis because starvation and sickness killed many settlers; also, the colonists had to protect themselves against who?

Karankawa Indians

200

What year was Sante Fe founded?

1610

200

The French in Louisiana had been looking for an opportunity to trade with Spanish colonists in Mexico. When the governor of Louisiana received Hidalgo’s letter, he saw a chance. In 1713 he sent an explorer to Texas. His stated mission was to find Father Hidalgo. At the same time, the governor wanted him to make contact with the Spanish in hopes of later trade Who was this explorer?

Louis Juchereau de St. Denis

200

Spanish officials wanted to make communication and travel between East Texas and Mexico easier. To accomplish that goal, they decided to build a mission-presidio outpost along the San Antonio River. In 1718 the governor of Texas, led a group of colonists to the area. Who was this man?

Martín de Alarcón

200

 This long road led from the East Texas missions south to Mexico City. It was the major route for travel into Texas. Despite its importance this path also called royal road, was a rough road. Its path crossed several rivers that could cause problems for careless travelers. Nevertheless, the road was important. What was the name of this road?

El Camino Real

200

What would La Bahia would later be called or know as?

Goliad

200

An early attempt to build a mission along the San Gabriel River failed due to squabbling and disease. However, the missionaries did not give up. When some Apache chiefs asked to be taught about Spanish life, a group of Franciscans seized the opportunity. In 1757, they built a mission called what? 

San Sabá

300

Which U.S. state has Ysleta as its oldest Hispanic settlement?  

Texas

300

The Spanish wanted the indigenous American Indians to reside inside the mission walls so that missionaries could educate them about agriculture and farming with the help of Spanish people. What other lessons did missionaries wish to share?  

Catholicism

300

What is the name of the first Governor of Spanish Texas?

Domingo Terán de los Ríos

300

A Spanish Religious community is known as what?

Missions

300

What is the name of the individual who canoed down the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico? There, he placed the French flag and claimed all of the Mississippi-drained territory for France. This territory stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Sieur de La Salle

300

St. Denis headed north first. In 1713 he built a trading post near the Red River that grew into the town of which current city?

Natchitoches

300

Spanish officials wanted to make communication and travel between East Texas and Mexico easier. To accomplish that goal, they decided to build a mission-presidio oupost near the San Antonio river. Near the river, they built a mission called ________________.

San Antonio de Valero

300

The Spanish did not stay gone for long, though. On orders from Spain, the viceroy of Mexico set out to retake and fortify East Texas. He sent __________________ the governor of Coahuila and Texas, to drive the French from the region and rebuild the missions

Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo

300

The Aguayo expedition had secured East Texas for Spain. However, a long stretch of the Gulf Coast south of Texas remained inhabited only by American Indians. They needed a way to secure their hold on the land. In 1746, the Spanish turned to a military officer named _______________  to solve their problem. 

José de Escandón

300

The Indian tribe who the Spanish tried converting with missions. This tribe would come to the missions but not stay for long before leaving. They left to hunt and to raid their enemies. Then in March of 1758, some of those enemies decided to retaliate. They decided to attack this tribe and their allies, the Spanish, along with them.

Apaches

400

By 1684, five settlements had been established along the Rio Grande's southern bank. One of these villages was founded on the Rio Grande's south bank, but floods in the 1800s shifted the river's channel, leaving it on the north bank. What is this settlement's name?

Ysleta

400

What was the name of the Spanish governor who led the expedition to find Fort Saint Louis in 1689?

Alonso de León

400

What are the titles of Spanish military installations?

Presidios

400

La Salle and his crew immediately discovered they couldn't live in the coast's muddy lowlands. They proceeded inland several miles and established a settlement at Garcitas Creek. What was the name of the settlement?

Fort St. Louis

400

What is the common title for Spanish ranches?

Ranchos

400

The information St. Denis gave to the viceroy convinced the Spanish that the French wanted to move into Texas. To protect their claim to the region, the Spanish decided to build new missions in East Texas. The expedition to establish the new missions was led by _________________, son of the commander at San Juan Bautista

Domingo Ramón

400

Spanish officials did not want to have only soldiers and priests living in San Antonio. They wanted to establish a civil presence in the area. In 1731, however, the Spanish developed a new plan. They recruited 15 families of Canary Islanders to move into a town near the San antonio presido. Together, the missions, presidio, and town along the San Antonio River officially came to be known as ______________.

San Antonio de Béxar

400

A Spanish expedition sent to drive the French from East Texas and rebuild the missions. This expedition strengthened Spanish control of East Texas. As a result, the French never again threatened to take over the region.

Aguayo expedition

400

Where was La Bahia moved by Escadon in order to help Spain keep control over the land? La Bahia would thrive in this new setting with the population growing, and improving relations with the Karankawas who lived near by.

San Antonio River

400

How many enemies attacked the Apaches and their allies at San Sabá?

2,000

500

On their journeys, the Spanish saw the Hasinais and referred to the Indians as what?

Tejas

500

An expedition left France in the summer of 1684. It comprised four ships and approximately 300 soldiers and settlers. The expedition ran into problems when one of the ships was taken by Spanish pirates. Then several of the sailors deserted, later informing the Spanish of the expedition's plans. What was the name of the expedition?

La Salle Expedition

500

La Salle became lost, and the ships missed the Mississippi River's mouth. The crew eventually landed at Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast. What month and year did this occur in?

February 1685

500

What is an alternate title for "Revolution"?

Revolt

500

In early 1690, De León and Massanet returned to Texas with several missionaries and perhaps 100 soldiers; the Spanish claimed the land for their king. They then chose a location west of the Neches River and began erecting a mission, which took only a few days. What is the name of the mission?

San Francisco de los Tejas

500

With Father Hidalgo settled at his mission, the religious leadership of the expedition fell to another Franciscan, Father. Over the next few years, the Spaniards built several more missions along the San Antonio River. In 1720 this priest established San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. Who was this priest?

Antonio Margil de Jesús

500

In 1720 Antonio Margil de Jesús, who had supervised earlier missions in Texas, established _____________. By 1721, more than 200 Indians lived in the mission. Over time, it would become the finest mission in Texas

San José y San Miguel de Aguayo

500

A presido founded by the Aguayo expedition that would later serve as the capital of Spanish Texas.

Nuestra Señora del Pilar de los Adaes

500

What industry was developed in La Bahia after it got moved to the San Antonio River?

Ranching

500

Where did the enemies, who attacked San Saba and the Apaches, get their weapons from?  

French

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