Exploration & Contact
Missions & Presidios
Key Leaders
Spanish Legacy
Geography & Culture
100

Spanish explorers came to Texas hoping to find this type of wealth.

What is gold?

100

These were built to spread Christianity to the Native people.

What are missions?

100

This friar asked the French for help in bringing missions back to East Texas.

Who is Francisco Hidalgo?

100

The Spanish word vaquero influenced today’s Texas word for this job.

What is cowboy?

100

Spanish settlements were almost always built near this resource.

What is fresh water / rivers?

200

This Frenchman accidentally ended up in Texas, making Spain nervous about losing control.

Who is René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle?

200

The city that grew up around the San Antonio missions is called this today.

What is San Antonio?

200

These two men led Spain’s first expedition into East Texas in 1690.

Who are Fray Massanet and Alonso de León?

200

The names of cities like El Paso and San Antonio show the influence of this European culture.

What is Spanish culture?

200

Towns in Texas often grew around these Spanish buildings.

What are missions and presidios?

300

Spanish exploration of Texas began in this century.

What is 1519?

300

Missions and presidios were often built near this geographic feature for survival.

What are rivers?

300

This friar is remembered for spreading Catholic missions throughout Texas.

Who is Antonio Margil de Jesús?

300

This religion, brought by Spain, is still important in Texas today.

What is Catholicism?


300

Native groups used these tools in rivers to catch fish.

 What are cane weirs?

400

During the Age of Contact, Spain and France both wanted this in Texas.

What is land/territory?

400

Native groups often felt this way about new missions being built near them.

What is suspicious / resistant?

400

Priests in missions were mainly responsible for teaching this.

What is Christianity/Catholic faith?

400

Before it became famous in a Texas Revolution battle, the Alamo was originally this type of Spanish building.

What is a mission?

400

The blending of Spanish, Native, and Mexican cultures can still be seen today in this city.

What is San Antonio?

500

Cabeza de Vaca’s stories made Spain realize they needed to bring more of these on future trips.

What are supplies and preparation?

500

These forts were built to guard the missions.

What are presidios?

500

Spain built more missions in Texas after this French colony appeared.

What is Fort St. Louis?

500

The old missions and churches in San Antonio show this type of design influence.

What is Spanish architecture?

500

Presidios protected missions, but they also represented this for Spain.

What is power / control over Texas?