Spanish Colonial Era
The unit we studied when Spain began to develop more land and establish more settlements, it marked an end to Spanish Exploration and began this era
What is the Spanish Colonial Era?
Military fort built to protect missions
What are presidios?
Territorial fights over the land that became known as Texas erupted between
_______ and _______ during the early years of colonization.
Who are Spain and France?
Many people in Texas speak this language
What is Spanish
The Spanish had territorial fights over Texas with this European nation
What is France?
The main goal of Spanish Friars were to run the missions and convert the Native Americans to this religion
What is Catholicism?
Despite fighting for territory Spain allied with this country during the French and Indian War
Who is France?
A Spanish cowboy is known by this name.
What is vaqueros?
To protect their claims to land in Texas against French settlement, the Spanish built these things.
What are missions, presidios, and towns, ranchos?
Helped create the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Who is Damian Massanet
The native people had their own religion, beliefs, and ways of doing things. This led to the failures of many __________ in Texas.
What are missions?
City names that show Spains lasting impact on Texas. NAME TWO.
What is El Paso, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Laredo?
Mission San Antonio de Valero was established to convert native tribes to
What is Catholicism?
He asked the French governor of Louisiana for help expanding missions in East Texas and wrote documents advocating for better treatment of Caddo tribes
Who Father Francisco Hidalgo?
After France lost all their land in North America, what country was going to be Spain's new problem
Who is Great Britain
Language, religion, food, and culture are all examples of this.
What is Spanish influence on Texas?
Spain eventually gave up trying to colonize this area after many missions were unsuccessful.
What is Texas?
Bonus points: What is East Texas?
Motivations for Spanish exploration (3)
God, Gold, Glory
Spain allied with during the French and Indian War in 1762. After France lost the war, Spain had to secede Florida. What does SECEDE mean? TAKE AN ACADMIC RISK
What is to give up?
Religion of many people in Texas today
What is Catholicism