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France

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la Salle

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survivors of his expedition washed ashore in TX

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Narvaez

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First Mission in East Texas

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San Francisco de
los Tejas

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1492

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Columbus

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Founded 20 settlements in southern Texas.

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Escandon

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drew maps that were used by other explorers.

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Pineda

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Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas

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San Antonio de Bexar

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Mission chapel is known today as the Alamo

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San Antonio de Valero

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His journey began the Age of Contact

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Cabeza de Vaca

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More than 6,000 people lived in his settlements.

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Escandon

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Established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.

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Aguayo

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Was victorious conquering the Aztec Empire the second time

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Cortes

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mapped the Texas coastline

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Pineda

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1519

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Cortes

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Priest that built San Francisco de los Tejas

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Massanet

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The person who rules over a country similar to a king

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viceroy

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Discovered new lands thought to be Asia

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Columbus

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1527

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Narvaez

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Reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War.

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Aguayo

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survivors of his expedition were stranded in Texas

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Narvaez

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were founded to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion.

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mission

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Accidentally landed in the Bahamas

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Columbus

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A ship that holds armed weapons owned by private individuals

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place on the Great Plains said to be filled with gold

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Wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.
Cabeza de Vaca
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Mapped the coast of Florida to the coast of Mexico
Pineda
27
Wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas.
Hidalgo
28
What is the main reason Native Americans chose to live the in the missions?
To have protection against their enemies
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What were the two main reasons missions failed?
Diseases and Disinterest
30
Reach a destination by following a map
navigate
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1684
la Salle
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Sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War.
Aguayo
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Place to house soldiers that protect settlers
presidio
34
First European to explore Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
35
Murdered by his own men
la Salle
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Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas.
Hidalgo
37
helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain.
conquistador
38
Opened the most successful mission in East Texas.
Jesus
39
first European to see the TX coast
Pineda
40
Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for his country
la Salle
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Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Escandon
42
Discovered Palo Duro Canyon
Coronado
43
Knows how to speak with Native Americans
Cabeza de Vaca
44
Built Mexico City in New Spain
Cortes
45
conquered Aztec Empire for Spain
Cortes
46
Established Fort St. Louis
la Salle
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French settlement near Matagorda Bay
Fort St. Louis
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Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
Los Adaes
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1528
Cabeza de Vaca
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Shipwrecked on the Texas Coast
la Salle
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inspired explorers to sail West
Columbus
52
A barrier surrounding a certain area made of wooden posts
stockade
53
Principle administration of a country
province
54
1519
Pineda sees land
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chicken war
French vs Spain instead of the soldiers fighting against the French they ran away
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1718
San Antonio was founded

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