Exploration & Contact
Spanish explorers came to Texas hoping to find this type of wealth.
What is gold?
These were built to spread Christianity to the Native people.
What are missions?
This friar asked the French for help in bringing missions back to East Texas.
Who is Francisco Hidalgo?
The Spanish word vaquero influenced today’s Texas word for this job.
What is cowboy?
Spanish settlements were almost always built near this resource.
What is fresh water / rivers?
This Frenchman accidentally ended up in Texas, making Spain nervous about losing control.
Who is René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle?
The city that grew up around the San Antonio missions is called this today.
What is San Antonio?
These two men led Spain’s first expedition into East Texas in 1690.
Who are Fray Massanet and Alonso de León?
The names of cities like El Paso and San Antonio show the influence of this European culture.
What is Spanish culture?
Towns in Texas often grew around these Spanish buildings.
What are missions and presidios?
Spanish exploration of Texas began in this century.
What is 1519?
Missions and presidios were often built near this geographic feature for survival.
What are rivers?
This friar is remembered for spreading Catholic missions throughout Texas.
Who is Antonio Margil de Jesús?
This religion, brought by Spain, is still important in Texas today.
What is Catholicism?
Native groups used these tools in rivers to catch fish.
What are cane weirs?
During the Age of Contact, Spain and France both wanted this in Texas.
What is land/territory?
Native groups often felt this way about new missions being built near them.
What is suspicious / resistant?
Priests in missions were mainly responsible for teaching this.
What is Christianity/Catholic faith?
Before it became famous in a Texas Revolution battle, the Alamo was originally this type of Spanish building.
What is a mission?
The blending of Spanish, Native, and Mexican cultures can still be seen today in this city.
What is San Antonio?
Cabeza de Vaca’s stories made Spain realize they needed to bring more of these on future trips.
What are supplies and preparation?
These forts were built to guard the missions.
What are presidios?
Spain built more missions in Texas after this French colony appeared.
What is Fort St. Louis?
The old missions and churches in San Antonio show this type of design influence.
What is Spanish architecture?
Presidios protected missions, but they also represented this for Spain.
What is power / control over Texas?