Spanish Missions
Spanish Explorers
European Exploration
Spanish Missions 2
100

Why were Spanish Missions Built in Texas?

To convert the Native Americans to Christianity and teach them the Spanish ways of living

100

Which explorer's claim to fame is creating the first map of Texas's coastline? 

Pineda

100

Why did the Europeans Explore the New World?

for gold, god and glory

100

What name did the Friar Damian Massanet give the Caddo tribe he met in East Texas?

Tejas / Friendly in Caddo language

200

What was the name of the first mission in Texas?

Corpus Christi De la Ysleta

200

Which Explorer lived among Native Americans and wrote a book about his experience-  

Cabeza de Vaca

200

Which explorer was the "first" to discover North America and proceeded to lie about discovering cities of gold? 

 Christopher Colombus 

200

True or False? Presidios were built next to Missions as a place to house the Friars stationed there

False. Presidios were built to house soldiers to protect the missions

300

What was the name of the first Mission built in EAST Texas?

San Francisco de los Tejas

300

Which explorer was the only French explorer we studied and built a French fort in Texas 

La Salle 

300

How did early European Explorations kill Native Americans? 

The brought over European diseases that Native Americans had no immunity to

300

Why did most missions in Texas fail? 

Lack of supplies, funding, Native American attacks, and diseases. 

400

Who was in charge of establishing early Spanish colonies (aka missions)? 

Friar 

400

Which Explorer searched the most for gold, but never found the city of Cibola

Coronado 

400

What would best describe the Age of Contact Era? 

Sentence Stem: The Age of Contact was when _____. 

Spain and France claimed land in the New World (or North America)

400

What was the name of the Spanish Friar who went to French Louisiana to get help establishing his mission?

Father Francisco Hidalgo

500

Aside from religion, what was the other MAIN reason the Spanish established missions? 

To claim more land OR to prevent the French from taking their land 

500

Which Spanish explorer conquered (killed the Aztec)

Hernan Cortez

500

What was the name of the city of gold that all Spanish explorers were looking for? 

Cibola 

500

When France began to take interest in Texas, it caused Spain to _________. 

Become interested in Texas again and establish more missions.