Unit 3 and 4 Flashcards
What was the first mission in East Texas
San Francisco de las Tejas
Were built to house soldiers who protected settlers
Presidio
Discovered lands thought to be Asia
Columbus
First European to see the Texas Coast
Pineda
Mapped the Texas coast line
Pineda
First European to explore Texas
Cabeza De Vaca
Murdered by his own men
La Salle
Discovered the Palo Duro canyon
Coronado
1519
Pineda mapped Texas
1718
San Antonio was founded
Fort St Louis
French Settlement near Matagorda Bay
San Francisco de las Tejas
First mission is East Texas
Quivara
Place on the said to be filled with gold
San ANtonia de Valero
Mission Chapel is known as the Alamo
Los Adaes
Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
San Anotonia de Bexar
Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas