Exploration and New Spain Flashcards
Christopher Columbus
From Spain, discovered new lands thought to be Asia, inspired explores to sail West, 1492
Hernan Cortes
From Spain, conquered the Aztec Empire, Bui;t Mexico City in New Spain (over Aztec Empire),1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
From Spain, first European to see the Texas coast, mapped the Texas coastline, drew maps of the Gulf of Mexic (later used by other explorers), 1519
Panfilo de Narvaez
From Spain, survivors of HIS expedition washed ashore in Texas (he died), survivors were stranded in Texas, 1527
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
From Spain, shipwrecked on Texas coast (Narvaez’s expedition), first EUROPEAN to explore Texas, wrote stories about Texas that inspired later explorers, his journey began the Age of Contact, 1528
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
From Spain, searched for Cibola and Quivara (“cities of gold”), discovered Palo Duro Canyon, 1540
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle (Mainly known as la Selle)
From France, established Fort St. Louis, murdered by own men (mutiny), claimed the Mississippi River for France, 1684
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Frair, Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas (after ignored by Spain)
Damian Massanet
Priest, built San Francisco de los Tejask, wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Opened the most successful mission in East Texas.
Jose de Escandon
Military leader, founded 20 settlements in southern Texas, called the “Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley,” more than 6000 people lived in his settlements
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
Governor of the province Coahuila and Texas, Reopened abandoned missions (from Chicken War), Sent to drive the French from East Texas (from Chicken War), established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.
Timeline: Europeans search for sea routes to Asia, the French build a fort in Texas, conquistadores map the coastline while searching for the Northwest Passage, conquistadors explore the interior of Texas, Columbus discovers the Americas
(1) Europeans search for sea routes to Asia, (2) Columbus discovers the Americas, (3) conquistadores map the coastline while searching for the Northwest Passage (4) conquistadors explore the interior of Texas, (5) the French build a fort in Texas.
Vocab: Presidio, Frair, Mission, Town, Conquistador, Viceroy, Province, Privateer, Stockade, Canal
(Presidio) Housed soldiers that protected settlers, (Frair) A catholic priest that belongs to a religious group/order, (Mission) Used to convert and educate native people to Spanish culture and religion, (Town) Built to house settlers, (Conquistador) Someone who conquers to land, (Viceroy) Governor of a country, (Province) Divisions of land in certain countries, (Privateer, like pirates) People that take over ships to steal from them, (Stockade) An enclosed area with barriers, (Canal) Artificial waterway for agriculture or to allow passage of boats
Chicken War
French declared war in late 1718, Aguayo (Spainard) retook land lost in 1721 and the French never threatened Texas again
