Vocab
People who moved from place to place to follow animals as their food source.
nomad
A settlement established for the purpose of converting natives to Catholicism.
Mission
Spanish conquistador who landed in the Aztec Empire and conquered the land and people to acquire gold.
Hernan Cortes
The first French explorer to enter into present day Texas from the Mississippi river. He got permission to establish a colony in this area.
La Salle
This Hasinai word meaning "ally or friend" was later translated in Spanish as Tejas.
Ta’sha
Native tribe who owned a vast land in the plains and defended it fiercely.
Comanche
A Spanish settlement established to house soldiers for the purpose of military defense.
Presidio
First European explorer to reach and map much of the Texas coast.
Panfilo de Narvaez
This failed French settlement was created after a miscalculation of where the Mississippi river was located. They quickly ran out of supplies and were being killed off by disease and local native tribes.
Fort St. Louis
Mr. Massey graduated from this illustrious University
Texas Southern University
A person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick
Shaman
A priest who was responsible for teaching and spreading Christianity.
Friar
Spanish explorer experienced much misfortune on his journey to Mexico from Florida. He encountered the Karankawa tribe and many bison.
Cabeza de Vaca
In 1699 French explorers settled in this area west of the Mississippi to establish trade with Natives.
Construction Workers
A nomadic native tribe who often traveled by water in large canoes.
Karankawa
what were two main causes of failure for many missions?
Native American disinterest and disease
This Spanish explorer was ordered by the king to search for a rumored city of gold. However, he only found native tribes and good farming soil.
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
This Mission was created as a midway point between the Rio Grande and East Texas. Here settlers traveling to east Texas could restock on supplies.
Presidio San Antonio de Béxar
What was the first verse of the week for this class?
Genesis 1:1
a mix of sun-dried earth and straw used to build houses.
Adobe
This successful presidio was built next to a river and acted as a stopping point between the Rio Grande and East Texas
Presidio San Antonio de Bexar
This Spanish explorer was known for journeying from Mexico up to the Rio Grande. He claimed the Rio Grande valley for New Spain.
Juan de Onate
This Spanish governor is responsible for establishing and reopening many missions and presidios in East Texas and therefore stopping French threats.
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
What was the first recorded miracle in John's gospel that Jesus performed at a wedding?
Turning water into wine