History explorers Flashcards
explores texas
Alonso Alverez de Pineda
Mapped coastel plains. First explorer on the coastel plains aswell. First person in texas
La Salle
fort st loius. threat to spain. Sailed missippi.
Created territory for france.
Fransico de cornada
sent to investigate. looked for gold in city of Cibola instead found Grand Canyon
Juan de Onate
Crossed el paso
found santa fe. lead expedition to find settlements on upper rio grande
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de vaca
inspired by tales of him. explored malhado, Started age of conact. Narvaez expidtion
Christoper Columbus
Total of 4 voyages. Found america when looking for sail routes spain to india
Hernan Cortez
conquered aztecs
hernando de soto
dies. first to reach Mississippi
Father Fransico Hildago.
Spanish priest. Wrote a letter to french asking for missions in east texas. Founded San Juan bautista.
Helped trade with natives
Jose de escandon
Father of lower rio grande.. Military commander Found 20+ settlements.
Nuevo Santander
Antonio Margil De Jesus
Fransicain Missianary.
San miguq de los adeas mission..
San jose miquel
converts natives into catholics
marques de san miquel de aguya
govenor of province cohilua]
organized force to meet french.]
moved presidios]
strenghthened spanish control to east texas
Father damian massenent
catholic Church official. Asked to found a mission upon fransico de los tejas. Spreaded catholic faith. Acoompinied de leon
Martin de alcorn
wanted to relocate mission in rio grande. was a night. Established presidio San Antonio bexar
Appointed gov of tx for 3 yrs.
San Jaun Baustista
Gateway to texas. Father hildago founded it
san fransico de los tejas
first mission in east texas. log building. very few furnishe. abandoned. on neches river,
san anonio de valero
alamo.chapel
found town of nagdoches
gil y bardo
unoffiacial capital for tx
los adaes
marques de rubi explored frontier
yes
who told american leaders ab his plan to free tx from spanish rule
bernardo de galveaz
3 gurentees of iturbines plan
1 declared all mexian ppl free
2mexican ppl would unit with equal rights from mezitos and frijoles
3 confirmed mexicans to catholic church
first man to bring settelrs into tx
moses austin.
covinced govenor to reconsider austins plan
baron de bastorp
who raided tx settlemts
karankawa and tonkawa
constitution stated what
mexio divided into 19 states 4 colonies
who founded town of victoira
martin de leon
Jaun de alomte
sent by mexican gov to count population department.
signed metiro.
Green Dewitt
Developed a colony. centered of the town of gonza;es. Elected country shreiff
Moses Austin
First person to bring anglos to tx. First man to gain permission to bring anglo father of tx
Stephen f austin
led 1st anglo americans . lots of growth from the 300 families.
baron de bastrop
made gov. reconsider austins plan
buried in satlii
martin de leon
native entrepenuer . found victoria. recieved grant to establish a colony.
Sam houston
led army to san jacinto. Defeated mexican general. Was a chairman. gained independence fir tx . president of replublic.
Anstacio Bustamante
First officers to adhere to agustine iturbides signatory
act of indepenedence
william b travis
Battle of alamo
die defending
sent letter for help
John davis bradburn
commander at anahuac. led to events known as anahauc disturbance. like a guard of mexican
Manuel de mier y teran
second commander behind santa anna. Mier y teran report. Joined movement for mexican independence. leader of inspection team
Benjamin edwards
claimed rublic of freedonia .
started freedonian rubult
