Vocabulary
a period of time in history, a unit of time.
Eras
This explorer from Spain defeated the Aztecs with only 500 men and the help of smallpox...
Hernan Cortes
Texas settlers of Spanish descent
Tejanos
a member of the Spanish governing council that had judicial and police powers
alcade
What were Spanish religious communities called?
Missions
Tracing your heritage through the mother's side of the family, the Caddo were a ______________________ society.
Matrilineal
This explorer searched all over Texas and the present-day southwestern United States for cities made of gold.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
This priest rang a church bell with "The Cry of Dolores" which began the War for Mexican Independence.
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Spanish governing council that enforced local and royal laws
ayuntamiento
How did Louisiana get its name?
La Salle named it after King Louis the 14th of France
A Spanish explorer, or "conqueror"
Conquistadores
This Spanish explorer made the first map of the Texas coastline while on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
What war ended with The 1763 Treaty of Paris?
French and Indian War/Seven Years' War
What were the two purposes of Spanish missions in Texas?
1. Convert American Indians to Christianity (Catholicism).
2. Increase Spanish presence (people) in the area.
Who did the Spanish befriend (become allies with) to fight the Apache in Texas?
The Comanche
Widespread outbreaks of a disease
Epidemics
This French explorer founded Fort Saint Louis in Matagorda Bay, Texas and was later killed by his own men..
Robert La Salle
What did Spain have to cede ,or give up to Great Britain, because they allied with the French during the French and Indian War?
Florida
Where was LaSalle's shipwreck?
Matagorda Bay (Texas)
Who gained most of Canada and the Ohio River Valley after the French and Indian War?
The British (Great Britain)
Spanish military bases
Presidios
This Spanish explorer searched for cities of gold in the SOUTHEASTERN U.S. (Florida) and died of fever in 1542.
Hernando de Soto
Bought from France for $15 million, what doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was the other name for La Bahia, the Spanish mission?
Goliad
What year did Mexico win its Independence from Spain?
1821