Missions
Every mission had this facility inside of it's walls...
Chapel/Church
What was the job of the friars in the missions built by the Spanish?
Teach language and religion to the Natives
List 3 ways Spanish influence is still observed in Texas.
food, language, religion, art, music....
What 3 things led European Explorers to explore the Americas?
God, Gold and Glory
I created the first maps of the coasts of Texas...
Alvarez de Pineda
Father Francisco Hidalgo established mission San Juan Bautista near which Texas river?
Rio Grande
The Spanish missions were protected by fortresses called?
Presidios
What animal did the Spanish introduce to the New World that completely changed the natives way of life?
Horse
What was the name of the African slave that accompanied the Spanish explorers to Texas?
Estevanico
I created the first settlement in eastern Texas, and named it Fort St. Louis...
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
How did the building of missions in Texas directly effect the natives currently living in the area?
They were introduced to new religious and cultural traditions.
Which geographical feature were most missions built along side?
River
Which religion did the Spanish practice and spread as they moved through Texas?
Christianity/Catholicism
What major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?
San Antonio
In what year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas?
1519
Why did most missions built in the Great Plains fail?
Native American raids
Most missions were created in which natural region of Texas?
Coastal Plains
Why did Fray Damián Massanet lead an expedition into East Texas, in 1690, to establish Mission San Francisco de los Tejas?
The Spanish had heard the French established a fort and were not happy with their influence coming into Texas.
In what year did Columbus sail from the Old to the New World?
1492
This explorer shipwrecked and was captured by the Karankawa?
Cabeza de Vaca
Mission San Antonio de Valero, now better known as the Alamo, was built in what year?
1718
Besides crop failure and disease, what was the major reason most missions failed?
Most natives refused to accept the Spanish culture.
How is the Spanish Colonial era in Texas best described?
Missions were built to strengthen Spanish claim to land in Texas.
How is the Age of Contact era in Texas best described?
Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztecs and renamed their capital "Mexico"?
Hernan Cortez