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Exploration
Explorers
Spanish Legacy
Spanish Mission
Extra Information
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The reason Columbus explored in 1492
What is new trade route to India
100
Sailed in 1492, discovered San Salvador
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
speak Spanish
What is language
100
Mission, presidios, and towns were built to claim land for Spain
What is colonization
100
Searched for the 7 cities of Gold but only found land that was fertile for ranching and farming
Who is Coronado
200
Wealth, jewels, rubies, money
What is gold
200
In 1519, he conquered the Aztecs and opened New Spain for colonization.
Who is Hernan Cortes
200
Rio Grande, Amarillo, El Paso
What are Spanish Names
200
Used to convert natives and teach them the Spanish way of life
What is a mission
200
passed down from one generation to another
What is legacy
300
To become well known, famous, giving recognition to King or Queen
What is glory
300
In 1519, he mapped the coast of Florida all the way to Mexico. Eventually killed by Native Americans.
Who is Alonso Alvarez Pineda
300
Cowboys, lariat (Lasso), Broncos
What is ranching techniques
300
Built as a buffer against who
Who are the French
300
Religion, language, clothing, etc.
What is culture
400
Religion, Catholicism, convert natives
What is God
400
Shipwrecked in Galveston, saved by the Karankawas, adapted to Native American lifestyle. Wrote about his adventures exploring Texas.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca
400
Cows, sheep, pigs and other animals
What is cattle
400
One reason missions failed in Texas
What is Native Americans died of diseases Native Americans not interested in missions
400
What was the name of La Salle's fort
What is Fort St. Louis
500
The country that Columbus sailed for
What is Spain
500
French explorer missed the mouth of the Mississippi River, led some of his people to death and was eventually killed by his own men.
Who is La Salle
500
Spanish Missions
What is architecture
500
What ended missions in Texas
What is the Spanish Government pulled funding for missions
500
This mission was created in 1718, placed in the middle of Texas to help with restocking wagons going east.
What is Mission Valero or the Alamo