People
Named the Father of the Lower Rio Grande
Who is José de Escandón?
Included towns, presidios, and missions
What is Settlements?
Land was cheap in Texas, so colonists grew cash crops like..
What is Cotton?
Under Spanish rule, there was a big division between the..
What is rich and poor?
Led by a king or a queen
Named the "Father of Texas", brought the old three hundred to Texas
What is Stephen F. Austin?
What is Culture?
The Mexican government passed a law requiring settlers to become
What is Catholic?
Many Spanish leaders were...
What is corrupt and greedy?
Had a written constitution with 3 branches of government (like the U.S.)
What is the Mexican Government?
The first Mexican Empresario, brought 41 Mexican families to settle in Texas, established the town of Victoria Texas
This colony would help provide supplies to the East Texas missions
What is San Antonio de Valero?
Stephen F Austin picked an area between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers that had .......
What is rich farmland?
Since the Mexican government was similar to their own, Americans started
What is immigrating to Texas?
Allowed Texas citizens to vote and elect representatives, •Goal: Increase population of Texas
What is the Mexican Government?
Established the 1st mission in East Texas located near the Neches river
Who is Father Damian Massanet?
Set up between the 1600s to late 1700s, located near rivers, in Nacogdoches, El Paso, and San Antonio to covert Natives to Christianity
What are Missions?
The La Salle expedition made Spain focus on what part of Texas?
What is East Texas?
People were being encouraged to move to Texas to get free....
What is land?
Gave Texas citizens no say in government,Goal: Spread Christianity by setting up missions to convert Natives and find riches
What is the Spanish Government?
made his “Grito de Dolores” (Cry of Dolores) speech, asking for fair treatment of all people and the end to Spanish rule
Who was Father Hidalgo?
The East Texas Mission failed but the Spanish realized:
•There were two main motives for Spanish settlement in Texas:
What is competition and Christianity?
The third flag to fly over Texas
What is the Mexican Flag?
Goal: Spread Christianity by setting up missions to convert Natives and find riches
What is the Spanish Government?