Explorers And Missions Flashcards
Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
San Antonio de Bexar
French settlement near Matagorda Bay
Los Adaes
First Mission in East Texas
San Francisco de los Tejas
Mission Chapel is known today as the Alamo
San Antonio de Valero
place on the Great Plains said to be filled with gold
Quivira
Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas
Fort St. Louis
_____ were built to house soldiers who protected settlers
Presidios
When the ships reached Haiti, a Spanish _______ captured one of the French vessels.
Privateer
La Salle and his men built Fort St. Louis. It was not truly a settlement but a _____
stockade
_____ were founded to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion.
Missions
Spain’s highest-ranking official in New Spain was ____ Antonio de Mendoza.
viceroy
Coronado was a young noble who had been named governor of one of the ______ of New Spain.
provinces
Spanish ______ helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain
conquistadors
La Salle led an expedition to _______ the entire length of the Mississippi River.
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What year did Christopher Columbus explore
1492
What number is this event, Columbus discovers the Americas.
2
What number is this event, Conquistadores map the coastline while searching for the Northwest Passage.
3
What number is this event, Conquistadors explore the interior of Texas.
4
What number is this event, The French build a fort in Texas.
5
Which region separated Spanish land
New France
What were the two main reasons missions failed?
Native American Disinterest
Disease
What is the main reason Native Americans chose to live the in the missions?
for protection from enemies
What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explore
1519
What year did Hernan Cortes explore
1519
What year did Panfilo de Narvaez explore
1527
What type of explorer was Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, and Panfilo de Narvaez
Spain/Spanish
Who Discovered new lands thought to be Asia
Christopher Columbus
Who inspired explorers to sail West
Christopher Columbus
Who conquered Aztec Empire for Spain
Hernan Cortes
Who built Mexico City in New Spain
Hernan Cortes
who mapped the Texas coastline
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
who was first European to see the TX coast
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
who drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
whos survivors of his expedition were stranded in Texas
Panfilo de Narvaez
whos survivors of his expedition washed ashore in TX
Panfilo de Narvaez
who Wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.
Cabeza De Vaca
whos journey began the Age of Contact
Cabeza De Vaca
who was the European to explore Texas
Cabeza De Vaca
who was Shipwrecked on the Texas Coast
Cabeza De Vaca
when did Cabeza De Vaca explore
1528
What type of explorer was Cabeza De Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
spanish
who discovered Palo Duro Canyon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
who searched for Cibola and Quivira
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
when did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore
1540
who was Murdered by his own men
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle
who claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle
who Established Fort St. Louis
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle
when did Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle explore
1684
who Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas
Father Francisco Hidalgo
who was the Priest that built San Francisco de los Tejas
Damian Massanet
who wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas?
Damian Massanet
who opened the most successful mission in East Texas?
Antonio Margil de Jesus
who was the father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Jose de Escandon
More than 6,000 people lived in his settlement
Jose de Escandon
who founded 20 settlements in southern Texas
Jose de Escandon
who sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
who established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
who reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
Which European rival was the greatest threat to Spain’s North American lands?
New France
