Explorers
Cabeza de Vaca?
Kept a detailed journal of the Natives he encountered after he spent 6 years as a slave, considered Texas' first historian.
What trait did the Caddo tribe have that set them apart from other tribes in Texas?
They had advanced societies
Colony
A settlement of another country, usually far away from that country, with settlers from that country.
(Texas = part of a Spanish Colony)
Most successful mission in Texas
Mission San Juan
The year Columbus discovers the Americas
1492
LaSalle?
Set up Ft. St. Louis on the Texas Coast, claimed land for France
Why were Spanish colonists unable to travel to the Northwest once they arrived in Texas?
They would have ran into Comanche and Apache war tribes.
Settlement
A community of people living together
First Mission in Texas
San Francisco de los Tejas
The year Pineda mapped out the coast of Texas and Cortes conquered the Aztecs
1519
Columbus?
Searching for a trade route to Asia, discovers the New World.
Which Native group did Cabeza de Vaca encounter after his shipwreck and enslaved him?
the Karankawa
A religious settlement designed to convert the religion of Native Tribes
A mission
Who was the first missionary in Texas?
Fray Damien Massinet
The years of the Coronado expedition
1540-1542
de Pineda?
Made the first detailed map of the Texas coast in 1519.
How did the Pueblo tribes farm?
Man-made irrigation from the Rio Grande
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Tenochtitlan
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, conquered by Cortes in 1519.
Which missionary sent a secret letter to France when his mission did not receive support from the Spanish crown?
Francisco Hidalgo
The years of Cabeza de Vaca's expedition
1528-1536
Coronado?
Searching for the Seven Cities of Gold, explored much of the American southwest and the Texas Panhandle.
How a Caddo grass hut is built
Carved logs dug into the ground, and grass woven tightly together.
Cibola and El Dorado are examples of what?
The mythical Seven Cities of Gold
Which tribe that lived on the banks of the San Antonio River converted in large numbers to Catholicism
Coahuiltecan
The year that Ft. St. Louis was established?
1685