Hot Dates
What year did Pineda map the Gulf Coast?
1519
Cornonado was inspired to search for gold because of the journals started by which explorer?
Cabeza de Vaca
What happened to land surrounding Missions?
It was cleared out and modified (changed) to make room.
What was the main goal of missionaries?
to convert natives
What did Europeans bring with them that negatively impacted the natives?
Diseases
When did LaSalle make it to Texas?
1682
What did explorers face that made their journey difficult?
bad weather, natives, rivers, and other physical features
What was built near Missions to protect them?
Presidios
Fransisco Hidalgo is known for building missions in what part of Texas-
East
Name two reasons the Spanish wanted to create settlements in present-day Texas.
To push the French out and to spread Catholicism (christianity)
In 1492 who sailed the ocean blue?
Columbus
Hernan Cortes defeated which group of people?
Aztecs
Mission needed meat and work animals to help them run. What was located nearby that supplied those things?
Ranches
There were three goals of the Mission system. Name One.
Convert natives, develop settlements, hold territory
What two countries wanted control over Texas?
Spain and France
Which two explorers came around the same year?
Pineda and Cortes
LaSalle was searching for which river?
Mississippi river
What physical features did Missions need nearby in order to function?
Rivers or a body of water
San Fransisco de los Tejas in East Texas was founded by-
Fray Damian Massanet
What were two major impacts colonization had on natives?
disease led to death and many were converted to Catholicism
Why is the year 1718 important?
It was the year the San Antonio was created
Cornado and Cabeza de Vaca has one thing in common-
They both searched for gold, but never found any
Why did some missions fail?
They didn't have the money they needed, were attacked by natives, or struggled with the environment.
This missionary founded San Jose
Antonio Margil de Jesus
What term describes the movement of people, goods, and diseases between the old and new world?
Columbian Exchange