Mexican Texas Flashcards
What is an emprsario?
Land agents that helped settle colonists.
What was Coahuila y Texas?
It is a state made of 2 provinces of Texas.
Who was Steven F. Austin?
The first empresario and is also known as the father of Texas.
What was the capital of Steven F. Austin colony?
San Felipe de Austin.
Who was Philip Nolan?
The first fillibuster in Texas.
Who won the seven years war?
The United States
What did Marques de Rubi do?
He was appointed to inspect all of the missons.
What did Marques de Rubi say?
-Texas missions should be abandoned, except San Antonio and Goliad.
Who founded Nacogdoches?
Gil y Barbo
What happened in 1776?
The American Revolution, the 13 colonies rebelled against British rule.
Bernado de Galvez was a great help to the Americans, but what did he do?
-opened the ports of New Orleans
-Gave supplies and money
-Led Spanish troops against the British on the coast
What is the Adams-onis treaty?
-Sabine River is the new boundary of Texas
-Flordia
-in return the US has to keep out of Texas
Who was Father Hidalgo?
The first Mexican citizen to fight for independence.
What was the Gutrriez-Magee Expedition?
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the United States in 1811 to get help freeing Texas from Spanish rule. He met Augustus Magee and together they created the Republican Army of the North.
The Battle of Medina?
The bloodiest battle in texas history.
