| A | B |
|---|
| Francisco Hildago | friar who wanted to reopen the Tejas mission |
| presidio | military outpost and fort |
| Louis St. Denis | sent by France to negotiate trade agreements with Spain |
| Marques de Aquayo | Spanish commander ordered to retake East Texas from French |
| Damian Massanet | Church official who established the Tejas mission |
| "friend" | definition of the word "Tejas" |
| Angelina | Hasanai native who was a guide and interpreter |
| Natchitoches | site of trading post built by St. Denis |
| Canary Islands | original home of some of the oldest families in San Antonio |
| La Bahia | Spanish settlement near present day Goliad |
| alcalde | chief official of the local city council |
| furs and skins | French traders made large profits on these items |
| description of site for San Antonio | rich pastures, water for irrigation, trees and stones for building |
| mestizos | people of mised Spanish and Native American heritage |
| trading with Native Americans | goal of French in New World |
| Arroyo Hondo | boundary between French and Spanish settlements in East Texas |
| San Francisco de la Tejas | first mission in East Texas |
| Corpus Christi de la Ysleta | first permanent Spanish settlement in Texas |
| soldiers' duties | protecting missions and settlements, scouting for intruders |
| reasons missions failed | lack of supplies and people |
| reason missions failed | Native Americans were too independent |
| reason missions failed | budget cuts and lack of funding |
| La Brigaderia | Maria Perez Cassiano |
