Early Texas Explorers
This Spanish explorer was sent on an expedition to find the legendary 7 Cities of Gold.
Who is Coronado?
This Texas region is found in the westernmost part of the state.
What is Mountains and Basins?
After Coronado's failed expedition to find Cibola, Spain lost interest in exploring Texas. This event renewed their interest in Texas colonization.
What is news of a French settlement in East Texas?
This was the main goal of missions during the Spanish Colonial era.
What is converting Native Americans to Catholicism?
This is the resource that Apache were most dependent on for survival.
What were the buffalo?
This French explorer crashed in Matagorda Bay before leading a failed expedition to the Mississippi River in which he was killed by his own men.
Who is La Salle?
This Texas region includes the panhandle.
What is the Great Plains?
This was the main goal of friars during the Spanish Colonial era.
What is spreading Catholicism to the Native Americans?
This was the greatest NEGATIVE impact of the Spanish mission system on the Native Americans.
What is the spread of deadly diseases?
These two nomadic tribes dwelled along the Gulf Coast.
Who were the Karankawa and Coahiltecans?
This Spanish Explorer was the first to map the Texas coastline.
Who is Pinena?
This Texas region lies along the coast.
What is the Coastal Plains?
Spain intended to control Texas in during the Spanish colonial era in this way.
What is the establishment of missions and military posts?
This was the FIRST Spanish mission established in Texas.
What is San Francisco de los Tejas?
These were the 3 reasons for Spanish exploration of Texas.
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
This Spanish explorer wrote about his nine-year experience as a slave to the Native Americans in his book, La Relacion.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
This is the Texas region where you would most likely find rolling hills covered in grass.
What is the Central Plains?
This is a lasting impact of the Spanish colonial era on present-day Texas.
What are Spanish city names?
As a result of the Spanish mission system, this remains the dominant religion in Texas.
What is Roman Catholic?
This was the name given to the legendary 7 cities of gold.
What is Cibola?
This Spanish explorer was sent on an expedition to conquer the Aztec Empire and claim the land that is now Mexico for Spain.
Who is Cortez?
This physical feature is common in both the Great Plains and the Coastal Plains regions of Texas.
What is flat land suitable for farming, or ranching?
The establishment of missions and presidios by Spanish leaders are a characteristic of this era in Texas history.
What is the Spanish Colonial era?
The building of missions changed the culture of Texas mainly in this way.
This name comes from the Caddo word meaning "friend" or "ally".
What is "Tejas".