Mexico's Independence from Spain
What type of government did they establish?
A democratic government
When was Texas inhabited by a group of native Americans known as Aztecs?
1600's
When was the city San Felipe de Austin established?
1824
prohibited means what?
not allowed, forbidden
colonize means what?
to settle in a new land
When was Mexican War of Independence?
The early 1800's
why did the Spanish set up a system of missions and presidios?
To expand their territory
what did De Leon name his new colony
Guadalupe, Victoria
cholera means what?
an often fatal bacterial disease
fertile means what?
capable of producing many crops
What was the name of the Catholic priest found in the town of Dolores?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
what Native American groups did Mexicos leaders still consider a threat?
Comancheria
What kept settlers away from settling in southern and eastern parts of Texas?
Violent raids
viceroy means what?
leaders of a colony
criollos means what?
spanish born in america
What treaty gave Mexico their independence?
Treaty of Cordoba
what year were the Aztecs conquered by the Spanish?
1521
who are the first empresarios to colonize Texas?
Stefan F. Austin and Martan D. Lenon
presidios means what?
forts occupied by Spanish soldiers
conquistador means what?
a conqueror from Spain
Mexico made an army known as the Army of the Three Guarantees, what were those guarantees?
An independent nation, their national religion would be Roman Catholic, and that Mexicans of Spanish decent would no longer be considered inferior.
What we're Spanish "missions"?
religious settlements that served to spread christianity
Why did De Leon die?
The fatal disease Cholera
peninsulares means what?
spaniards born in Spain
empresarios means what?
leader who was granted land and rule over of a colony