Spanish Explorers
What year did Pineda map the Gulf coast?
1519
What is a Friar?
Catholic priest
Why did the natives not trust the Spanish?
Natives started dying of Spanish diseases
Which Spanish priest went to France for help rebuilding a fort in Texas?
Francisco Hidalgo
What is the period of Spanish exploration of Texas called?
The Age of Contact
Who was shipwrecked on Galveston island?
Cabeza de Vaca
What was the main goal of Spanish missions in Texas?
To convert natives
What is a Presidio?
Spanish fort
Who was the "Father of the Rio Grande valley"?
Escandon
What 2 European powers claimed land in Texas?
France and Spain
Coronado failed to find what in Texas?
Gold
Where were most missions built?
Near rivers
How many natives were converted in Nacogdoches?
0
Who built Mission Tejas in East Texas and then burned it down when it failed?
Fray Massanet
Where was La Salle going when he landed in Texas?
The Mississippi river
La Salle establishes what on Matagorda Bay?
Fort St. Louis
What caused most missions to fail?
Native disinterest
What methods did the Spanish use to settle Texas?
Missions, Presidios, Towns
What did Father Margil do in Nacogdoches?
What made Spain come back to East Texas?
The French
What were the 3 G's of Spanish exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
Going to church, studying scriptures, and praying to God are known as what?
Religious traditions
What caused tension between the Spanish priests and the Spanish soldiers?
Treatment of natives
What did the Spanish bring to Central Texas that changed how people lived?
Cattle Ranching
What was Escandon imprisoned for?
Mistreating natives