Conquistadors
Which conquistador was rescued by the Karankawa Natives after being shipwrecked, but then later enslaved by Native tribes.
Cabeza de Vaca
This filibuster was plotting to claim land in Texas for the United States and was eventually killed by the Spanish army near Waco, Tx
Philip Nolan
What did the Plan of Iguala do?
1) It stated Mexico was an independent country
2) Created more equality among the different classes?
3) Kept the Catholic Church in power?
Who was Stephen Austin and why is he important?
Stephen Austin was an Empresario
He established what is not our capital Austin and brought the Old 300 to Texas
If I am a friar or priest in a Spanish mission what is my main goal with the Native Americans
To convert them to Christianity
Second to this would be to spread Spanish culture to the Natives
God, Gold, Glory
This conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire, found a lot of gold, and inspired other explorers to come to nearby land like Texas?
Hernan Cortez
What is a filibuster?
Someone who waged an unofficial war
What was the significance of the Treaty of Cordoba?
This is when Spain finally recognized Mexico was an independent country!
Who were the Old 300?
The people who came from the United States to Austin's Empresario--the first 300 families
This was one of the main negative effects Spanish missions had on the Native American population
Diseases killed many of the Natives because they did not have any immunity to European diseases
This conquistador made the first map of the Texas coastline which allowed Europe to learn more about Texas
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
AAP = MAP
This expedition involved two men who lead a rebel army to take over the Texas town of Nacogdoches
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?
It got rid of the "neutral zone"--it gave that land to Spain and in exchange Spain gave a small piece of Florida to the US
The US also paid Spain 5 million dollars
Why did Austin allow people from the United States to bring slaves when it was illegal in both Spain and Mexico?
He feared people from the Southern US would never be willing to move to Texas without their slaves. So, even though he, himself, disliked slavery he created a loophole to allow these people to bring their slaves with them.
His job was to get people to move to Texas and this was one of the ways he did that
Building missions was Spain's attempt to....
"Move into Texas"
Keep control of Texas land
Prevent other countries from coming to take over
This conquistador searched for Cibola (The 7 Cities of Gold)
Francisco de Vasquez de Coronado
C for Cibola = C for Coronado
This filibuster joined Philip Nolan and was captured/imprisoned by the Spanish army
Ellis Bean
What was Hidalgo's "Cry of Dolores" or "Grito de Dolores" for?
Why did it ultimately fail?
It was his call to take up arms, revolt against Spain and create equality among the social classes.
It was seen as a movement for only the lower classes and the Criolles did not support it.
Why did Stephen Austin become an Empresario?
His father, Moses Austin, originally received the Empresario contract, but he died shortly afterward. His son, Stephen, continued his father's legacy by taking over the Empresario contract himself.
What were 3 challenges Spanish missions faced?
1) Disease killed many natives
2) Native American raids/attacks
3) Difficulty of Natives transitioning to Spanish life /they did not have a desire to transition to Spanish life
Founded a French fort in East Texas (instead of Louisiana) which caused the Spanish to realize they needed to pay more attention to their Texas lands
LaSalle
About 1400 filibusters died in this battle (often called the bloodiest battle fought on Texas soil)
Battle of Medina
Why did both Spain and the US want to get rid of the Neutral Zone?
It was a safe haven for criminals and wanted people from both countries.
Why did Mexico begin to allow Anglo (people from the United States) to come to Texas to settle the land?
There were not that many Mexican people who wanted to leave the safety and comfort of Mexico to go live on the frontier of Mexico.
People from the US were interested in Texas as a way to become land owners for cheap and because of the economic opportunities Texas held for them.
Overall, were missions successful in "moving Spain into Texas"? Why or why not?
Overall no because after 100 years Spain still had very little control over most of Texas.