SS Unit 3 & 4 Flashcards
Were built to house soldiers who protected settlers?
Presidio
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.
Province
Spanish _____________________ helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain.
Conquistador
La Salle led an expedition to to ___________________ the entire length of the Mississippi River.
Navigate
Conquered Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes
survivors of his expedition washed ashore in TX
Narvaez
first European to see the TX coast
Pineda
What year did Pineda see the coast?
1519
drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers.
Pineda
Discovered Palo Duro Canyon
Coronado
Wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.
Cabeza de Vaca
His journey began the Age of Contact
Cabeza de Vaca
Priest that built San Francisco de los Tejas
Damian Massanet
Established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.
Aguayo
Wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas.
Damian Massanet
More than 6,000 people lived in his settlements.
Jose de Escandon
Opened the most successful mission in East Texas.
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas.
Father Francisco Hidalgo
