Colonization Terms Flashcards
What happened in 1519
Pineda saw and maped the coast of Texas
What happened in 1718
San Antonio was made a city
He was tricked into thinking there were cities of gold up north, and just ended finding grass. Also discovered the Palo Duro Canyon
Coronado
Was shipwrecked off the coast of Texas and lead an 8 year long journey back to Mexico City
Cabeza de Vaca
Went to the New World to find gold, but a hurricane hit and killed him.
Narveaz
Was the first European to set foot in the New World.
Christopher Columbus
A French conquistador that founded Ft. St. Louis, but was killed by his own men.
le Salle
Privateer
A ship made to take down other ships and raid them for supplies.
Concured the Aztecs and built Mexico City
Hernan Cortes
The main reasons Europeans were going to the New World
God, Glory, Gold
Where did Columbus first land.
The Bahamas
What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas
New Spain
What was the Aztec’s capital named
Tenochtitlan
Where was Mexico City Built
On top of Tenochtitlan
How did Cabeza de Vaca communicate with the Natives
He used Estevanico
Who tricked Coronado
El Turko
Who saw the glistening “city of gold” over a hill
Fray Marcos de Niza the Friar
Cibola and Quivira are the names of
the supposed cities of gold
What was the goal of le Salle’s expedition
To build a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River
How far off was le Salle from his destination
400 miles
Why did Spain regain intrest in Texas
le Salles colony named Ft. St. Louis
Did Pineda ever step foot on Texas (yes or no)
No
What was the original name of the Alamo
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Who founded San Francisco de los Tejas
Father Damian Massanet
Which city in Texas was created as a halfway point form east to northwest Texas
San Antonio de Bexar
What is a mission
Where the Spanish were converting Natives into their lifestyle and religion.
What is a Presidio
A place where soldiers were to defend nearby missions.
What was San Juan Bautista’s (mission) nickname
The gateway to Spanish Texas
What is a canal
An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland.
What was the significance of San Francisco de los Tejas
It strengthened Spain’s claim to Texas and showed that a colony needed families to settle the land.
Who secretly wrote to the French without Spanish official’s permission
Father Francisco Hidalgo
How many missions did Antonio Margil de Jesus found
Three of them. They are: Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, San Migual de los Adaes, and San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
How many settlements did Escandon found
20
What is Escandon’s nickname
The Father of the Lower Rio Grande
What was the unofficial capital of New Spain
los Adaes
Who went to missions that had been closed and reopened them when Sapin was at War with France.
Aguayo
Aguayo built what structure to house his soldiers in
A Presidio
Why were most Natives unwilling to participate in the missions.
There were diseases that could kill them and they liked their way of living how it was
Why is “The Chicken War” named the chicken war
When France invaded a Mission with only one Friar and one soldier in it they hid. Eventually some chickens got the attention of the French and allowed the Spanish to escape. Also, when the two men ran to the nearest mission and told them about the French, the soldiers chickened out and ran.
Who was the first European to Explore Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
Why did natives want to live in the missions
To gain protection from enemies.
