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| I was the French speaking priest who went with Captain DeLeon to East Texas among the Caddos to find a French survivor of Fort St. Louis. To my surprise, the Caddos were eager to be baptized and become Catholic. I encouraged the Spanish to build a mission in the land of the Tejas. | Father Damien Massanet |
| I am the Spanish priest who built the first mission in East Texas for the Caddos, San Franciso de los Tejas and 5 others. When the Caddos there became hostile, and we were threatened by the French, we abandoned these missions. I was reassigned to the mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) in San Antonio. After several years, I moved to a mission on the Rio Grande, Mission San Juan Bautista. | Father Hidalgo |
| I was the Spanish priest who built the Queen of the Missions in San Antonio, Mission San Jose. | Father Margil de Jesus |
| I was a Spanish colonizer who is known as the "Father of South Texas" becaue I established many towns and villages in the Rio Grande Valley. | Jose de Escandon |
| This important industry in Texas that begun in the Spanish missions | cattle and ranching |
| Spanish word for cowboy | vaquero |
| ways you can see the heavy influence of the Spanish culture in society today | 1. food 2. language 3. celebrations and holidays 4. names of places |
| LaSalle's attempt to build a French colony in Texas was unsuccessful. What effect did it have on the Spanish, the enemy? | they increased their efforts to colonize Texas by building missions and presidios. |
| two reasons for the failures of the first European settlements in Texas(Spanish and French) | indian attacks and disease |
| characterized by the building of missions to stregthen its claim to Texas. | Spanish Colonial Era |
| I found and conquered the 7 golden cities of Cibola but found no gold. I was the first to explore the Panhandle of Texas and saw many of its wonders. | Coronado |
| I was the French explorer who was shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay. I built the first French settlement in Texas called Fort St Louis. It was destroyed by the Karankawas, but gave France claim to Texas. | Robert La Salle |
| I was the first European to explore Texas. I drew maps of Texas. I establish the first Spanish settlement, but it was south of the Rio Grande River(in Mexico). | Pineda |
| I was shipwrecked on Galveston Island and lived 6 years with the Karankawas. I also was the first to tell the stories of the 7 cities of gold. | Cabeza de Vaca |
| I establish the first Spanish settlement on the upper Rio Grande and called it El Paso. | Onate |
| period of time from 1500-1600 | Era of European Exploration |
| 1519 | Pineda maps the Texas coast |
| 1528 | Cabeza de Vaca |
| 1540 | Coronado explores the Panhandle of Texas |
| 1598 | Onate |
| 1685 | La Salle builds French settlement |
| 1700 | St Denis builds French trading posts in East Texas |
| the period of time that identifies the causes and effects of people and events | Age of Contact |
| three reasons Spanish wanted to come to the New World | Gold, God and Glory |
| Gold, God and Glory | the reasons the Spanish came to the New World, which resulted in Spanish exploration and colonization of Texas. |
| military leaders of Spain who led the conquest of the Americas | conquistadors |
| I conquered the Aztecs and renamed their capital Mexico City | Hernan Cortes |