Spanish Missions
What were the reasons for establishing Spanish missions in Texas?
-discourage the French from claiming Texas,
-convert the American Indians
- claim land for Spain
Why did the Spanish Explore Texas?
To find riches and claim new lands.
Two resources that became limited and caused American Indians to leave Texas were land and...
Buffalo
Why did the Europeans Explore the New World?
Gold, God and Glory!
OR
riches, land, and religion
What Spanish explorer covered the most land and spent the most time in Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
True or False: The Spanish were motivated to build missions so they could teach Catholic beliefs to the FRENCH
False
What drove Coronado and other explorers to come to the new world?
Seven Cities of Gold
What is a Villa?
Towns that grew near the presidios.
How would LaSalle's claim of land on the Texas coast impact Spain?
Spain would have to compete with the French for land now.
What is a mission?
A settlement where religion is taught.
In order to farm at the missions, American Indians used irrigation to supply what resource for their crops?
Water
Why is it important to have a settlement near the ocean?
For easy trade with ships from other countries
What effect did the migration of Spaniards have on the economy in Texas?
They brought horses and ranching (raising cows).
What is one way that European exploration affected American Indians negatively?
Explorers brought diseases that killed many American Indians.
How do timber clearing and irrigation modify the environment?
They make it easy to plant and harvest crops.
Where were the Spanish Missions usually built?
Near places already settled by the American Indians.
Jose Escandon was connected with what River Valley.
The Rio Grande River Valley
What is a job that a settler might do in a Spanish villa in Texas?
farm, care for animals, trade as merchants, work as a blacksmith
What is a Presidio?
Forts with Spanish soldiers to protect the missions.
Who did the priests intend to convert to Christianity?
Native Americans
What did a Villa provide for the people?
It provided goods and services,blacksmith, crops garden, stores ,farming for the missions and presidios
What was Jose de Escandon known for doing?
He was called "Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley" and he started at least 20 towns or colonies. Laredo was one of these.
Which explorer spent the most time and covered the most territory in Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
How did Cabeza de Vaca contribute to the settlement of Texas?
He told about the cities of gold and it made the explorers want to explore Texas further.
Where were the Presidios (built by the Spanish) usually built?
Near a Mission.