Question | Answer |
Álvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | FL= bad indians -> Lived among the natives in tx
cities of gold legend
...member captured native tribe later |
Marcos de Niza | first expedition to find the cities of gold
--scouts were killed. Came back to Mexico City and falsely claimed seeing the cities of gold. |
Esteván | 1st african
named Niza's primary guide on the expedition to find the seven cities of gold, Was killed by Zuni Indians when scouting |
Francisco de Coronando | Captured cities
grand canyon
no gold...thx El Turco.. slave liar
gave tx bad report |
Sieur de la Salle | claimed mississippi
Galveston &Corpis CHristi
Fort St. Lewis..sp and indians destroyed it
Killed by own men |
Father Massenet and San Francisco de los Tejas | 1st mission
caddo welcomed -> converted -> sickness -> rape -> D:< |
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis | fr. trading post w/sp
constructed san antonio |
Establishment of San Antonio | *town *presido *4 mission |
Establishment of la Bahía | -coastal
-second attempt at settling in TX to protect the coast
-only small tribes converted |
Peninsulare | 100 %Spanish
upper class (gov $$) |
Creole | Sp. born in Colonies
locked out of top position (even ppl w/$$) |
Mestizo | mixed European and Native |
Ranching in Sp. Texas | most important $$
-land grants from king
-drove live stock south |
Father Miguel Hidalgo and Augustín de Iturbide | -priest evaded arrest (from voltaire ideas)
-> rally ppl w/bells
Iturbide brought back peace -> instead of taking the priest he marches and takes mx independance |
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition | 'dictatorship'
..joint mx intellect (Gutierrez) & usa officer (Magee)
---"Republican Army of the North" |
James Long | -declared tx independent
-annexed Galveston
-taken prisoner by mx |