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1540 this explorer searched for the city of Cibola

Who is Coronado

100
Effect: Spain initally becoming interested in Texas
Cause: Gold (from Cortez), God, Glory
100
Columbus said the ocean blue
What is 1492?
100
Name the three MAIN fixtures in a Spainish Mission in Texas.
What is CHURCH, Native American Housing, Well?
100
outpost for military purposes
What is a presidio?
200
Led the first European expedition to navigate the Mississippi River south to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming it for France
Who is La Salle?
200
Effect: Spain loses interest in Texas
What is no gold found?
200
Pineda mapping coastline of Texas
What is 1519?
200
first permanent Spanish settlement in Texas, along the Rio Grande
What is Mission de Corpus Christi?
200
People friendly with the Natives, used them to help their trading economy
Who are the French?
300

1690 this conquistador explored the great plains and created Sana Fe New Mexico

Who is Juan De Onate?

300
Cause: Father Hidalgo sending a letter to the French to open up trade with Spain.
Effect: St. Dennis being arrested and Spain and France severing ties.
300
de Vaca reaching Mexico City and telling about fabled Cibola
What is 1537?
300
List the 4 reasons why the Spanish initially abandoned the East Texas missions.
What is no threat from French, disease, drought, Natives reject Catholicism?
300
Road that connected the furthest mission to Mexico City
What is El Camino?
400
a conquistador sent to conquer the area between Florida and Mexico. He was shipwrecked and spent six years living with natives in south Texas.
Who is de Vaca?
400
Effect: Spain regains interest in Texas.
What is the arrival of the French?
400
Alamo built
What is 1718?
400

what missions was built in 1718 

what is San Antonio de Valero 

400

what city was created in 1718 

What is San Antonio 

500

 This man led expedition as far west as the lower Brazos River, was originally part of the Hernan de Soto expedition

Who is Moscoso?

500

Cause: the local native kept attacking mission La Bahia 

Effect: Spanish missions abandoned/presidios ordered to move and be rebuilt by Spanish monarchy.

500

what year did Robert la Salle build fort saint Luis in matagorda bay. 

What is 1685

500
Man who established the first mission in East Texas - Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
Who is Father Damian Massanet?
500

this book told people about Cabeza de Vaca experiences in the new world during the age of contact. it also detailed a city made of pure gold called Cibola. 

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