Conquistadors
Mission: Impossible?
Gone to Texas
Words, Words, Words
Odd and Ends
100
Conquered the Aztecs and took their wealth
Cortes
100
The name given to settlements created by Spanish priests to convert Native American tribes to Christianity and spread Spanish influence
Missions
100
Received a land grant from Spain to start a colony in Texas. Died before he could see it through
Moses Austin
100
What are the Three G's?
God, Gold, and Glory
100
In 1492, __________ sailed the ocean blue
Columbus
200
Looked for Cibola but didn't find it.
Discovered the Texas panhandle and the Grand Canyon.
Coronado
200
What was the purpose of the Spanish missions
to convert the natives to Christianity
to spread Spanish influence/culture
to guard the region from France
200
This person is known as the "Father of Texas"
Stephen F. Austin
200
The name for the legendary 7 cities of gold
Cibola
200
What country was Texas a part of in the 1700s?
Spain
300
Shipwrecked in Galveston
Rescued by the Karankawa
Wrote an important book
Cabeza de Vaca
300
Missionaries wanted to convert natives to what religion
Catholicism
300
In the 1800's, these qualities made moving to Texas seem like a good idea to potential Anglo settlers
Cheap, abundant land
300
Refers to a person with ancestors of European decent who live in the United States
Anglo American
300
While drifting along the Galveston coast, Cabeza de Vaca was rescued by what tribe?
The Karankawa
400
The explorer who first mapped the Texas coast in 1519
Alvarez de Pineda
400
Spanish forts designed to protect the missions
Presidios
400
This refers to the original group of settlers to come to Austins colony in 1821
The Old 300
400
An agent who makes arrangements for settlers to come to a colony
Empresario
400
This was the first French settlement in Texas
Fort St. Louis
500
What brought French explorer La Salle to the coast of Texas?
He was looking for where the Mississippi river emptied in to the Gulf of Mexico
(TLDR; he was looking for the Mississippi)
500
The Catholic missions were run by ________ and __________
Priests and Friars
500
In the terms of the Empresarial Grant grant, colonists had to practice what religion?
Catholicism
500
Someone who wanted to spread Christianity/Catholicism to natives
Missionaries
500
What significant event happened in 1519?
Pineda maps the Texas coast