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Unit 3 - Spanish Exploration and Colonization Flashcards

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What is a Presidio?

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A fort that was built to house soldiers who protected settlers.

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What is a Mission?

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An outpost built to convert and educate native people in Spanish culture and religion.

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What is a Town?

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A settlement built to house settlers.

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What is a Council?

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A group of advisors.

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What is a Friar?

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A Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order.

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What is a Conquistador?

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A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought
personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas.

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What is a Viceroy?

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An official who rules in the name
of the king or queen.

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What is a Province?

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A district of a colony or
country; similar to a state.

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What is a Stockade?

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A crude fort.

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What is a Privateer?

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A privately owned ship
outfitted with weapons.

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What is a Canal?

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A human-made waterway.

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What is a Detachment?

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A small unit of a military force.

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What is a Tejano?

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A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home.

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What is a Mestizo?

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A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.

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What does it mean to navigate?

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To find a way to pass over or
along a body of water.

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What did Christopher Columbus think he discovered?

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Asia

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What did Christopher Columbus actually discover?

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The Americas

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What country did Christopher Columbus sail from?

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Spain

19
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What native city did Hernan Cortes conquer?

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The capital of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan.

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What city did Hernan Cortes build over the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

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Mexico City

21
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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda was the first European to see what?

A

The Texas Coast

22
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Which explorer drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers?

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

22
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In what year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda see and map the Texas coast?

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1519

23
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What was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda originally looking for?

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A sea route to Asia through the Gulf of Mexico also known as the “Northwest Passage”

23
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Why did Panfilo de Narvaez come to the Americas?

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To search for gold in Apalache.

24
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What happened to Narvaez and his crew?

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A hurricane hit them killing Narvaez, and only some crew members survived, including Cabeza de Vaca.

25
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Where were the survivors of Narvaez’s expedition stranded?

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The shore of Galveston, Texas.

26
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What was Cabeza de Vaca’s original job?

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Cabeza de Vaca was originally an accountant in Narvaez’s expedition, however, he was forced to become the leader of the survivors after Narvaez and many crew members died in a hurricane.

27
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Which explorer was the first to explore Texas?

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Cabeza de Vaca

28
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What did Cabeza de Vaca’s journey begin?

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The age of contact

29
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Which native tribe took Cabeza de Vaca in?

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A group of Karankawa took the men in and shared supplies. Cabeza worked for them as a trader, servant, and doctor.

30
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Which African slave used his language skills to help him and Cabeza de Vaca survive?

A

Estevanico

31
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How long did it take for Cabeza de Vaca to find Spanish soldiers in Mexico?

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8 years

32
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What rumors did Cabeza de Vaca spread to the viceroy?

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Cabeza de Vaca spread rumors of mountains of gold to the north.

33
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What landform did Coronado discover?

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Palo Duro Canyon

34
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What did Coronado search for?

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The golden cities of Cibola and Quivira

35
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How did La Salle die?

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He was murdered by his men in a mutiny.

36
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What settlement did La Salle establish?

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Fort St. Louis

37
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What did La Salle claim for France?

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The Mississippi River

38
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What did Father Francisco Hidalgo ask France?

A

He asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas.

39
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What was Damian Massanet’s significance?

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He wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas. So, he built San Francisco de los Tejas. It was the first settlement in East Texas.

40
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How many settlements did Jose de Escadon build?

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20, with over 6000 people in all of them combined.

41
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Who was sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War?

A

Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

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