Missions & Presidios

Description:	7th Grade History
Category:	U.S. History
Created by:	cmoore27 on 2009-10-26

Question	Answer
Who is Marques de Rubi?	This is who Spain appointed to go review Texas.
When did Marques de Rubi go to Texas?	1767 (four years after the French & Indian War)
What was in Marques de Rubio’s report?	1) Spanish power spread too thin 2) Presidios are no match for Comanche 3) Diseases kill 70% of Indians 4) Spanish not accepting Spanish ways 5) No money
In what year does Spain stop the missions?	1770 (7 years after the French & Indian War- 3 years after Rubi’ report)
What is a legacy?	Something handed down from an ancestor
What is Spanish Legacay?	Spanish Language, Catholic Religion, Mapped Texas, Arches & Courtyards in Architecture, Named rivers and Towns (Rio Grande), Farming & Ranching (livestock, crops, cattle)
What types of architecture did Spanish leave as legacy?	arches & couryards
What types of farming & ranching did Spanish leave as legacy?	livestock, crops, & cattle
What made the Spanish realize they weren’t in control of Texas?	The abandoned French fort found in East Texas.
Based on this fear or nervousness of not being in control of Texas, what did they do?	Set up a mission-presidio system.
What did the Spaniards know about the mission-presidio system prior to now?	It had worked before in other parts of the New World.
What is a mission?	a settlement set up in Indian territory.
What did they call a Catholic priest?	Friar
What did the Friars teach?	Christianity, language, customs, & Spanish farming methods.
The Goal of the missions was to transform the _____ into _____ & ______	(Native Americans, Loyal Spanish Subjects, & Christians)
How long did they expect the process of setting up the missions did they think it would take?	ten years
What was the goal of the presidios?	to protect mission & control the Native Americans
Who paid for everything? How long did they pay for everything?	The Spanish government paid till they became completely self – supporting.
What year did the Spanish try to settle Texas by buiding the Corpus Chrisit de la ysleta mission?	1680
Where is the name of the present day city where Corpus Christi de la ysleta was built?	El Paso
But after La Salle’s failed mission & the fact there were no Spanish settlers, the Spanish turned their eyes toward the ____.	East
In what year did Alonso de Lesu return to East Texas with Father Damien Massanet to establish the first mission in East Texas	1690
What was the name of Alonso de Lesu & Father Damien Massanet’s mission?	San Francisco de los Tejas.
Which Indian people group did the San Fransisco de los Tejas try to settle?	Hasinai
What were some of the problems at the mission San Fransisco de los Tejas?	The Hasinai didn’t take to the teachings of the friars, the soldiers treated them bad, many became sick with diseases. Then floods destroyed the crops.
What caused them to abandon the mission at San Fransisco de los Tejas ?	The Hasinai Indians blamed all their problems on the Spanish. They plotted to kill them, so the Spanish decided to abandon the mission.
What direction did they take after abandoning the San Fransisco de lost Tejas mission?	West
What year did St. Denis convince his governor to build more missions?	1700’s
Who was St. Denis?	a Frenchman who convinced the French governor in Louisiana to build mission among the Caddo Indians.
What people group did St. Denis set out to work with?	Caddo Indians
What caused the Spanish to “wake up” in dealing with the recent French missions?	St. Denis built a trading post at Natchitoches & then traveled to a Spanish mission on the Rio Grande. They got upset when they realized a Frenchman could travel through Texas unstopped.
Who was the missionary that worked with St. Denis?	Father Hildalgo.
What did the Spaniards do when they realized St. Denis was moving through Texas so freely?	They arrested him
What happened after the Spaniard arrested St. Denis?	St. Denis convinced them to let him continue his missionary work with Father Hildalgo.
How many missions did St. Denis establish with ____?	He established 6 missions with Father Hildalgo
Why did the Spanish choose the mission Los Adaes as the capitol of Texas?	So they could keep an eye on the French.
What year did Great Britain & France go to war?	1719
What was the chicken war?	During the Spanish & French War many of the missions had few soldiers to protect them against the French, so the French soldiers raided the mission but didn’t get anything but chicken.
What did the Spanish do when they learned of the attack by the French known as the chicken war?	They RETREATED all the way back to the mission at the present day city of San Antonio, once again abandoning the East Texas missions.
Which mission becomes one of the most important communities in Spanish Texas?	the mission at San Antonio
The conflict between the Spanish missions and the raids by Indians grows worse because ….?	The Comanche were pushing the Lipians into the path of Spanish.
What agreement did the Spanish and the Lipans make?	The Spanish said they would protect the Lipans if they would convert to Christianity.
The agreement between the Lipan & the Spanish resulted in the building of what mission & nearby presidio?	Santa cruz de San Saba
What problem became known after the Santa cruz de San Saba presidio was built?	They built the presidio in Comanche territory
What three people groups were involved in the cause of the problems at Santa cruz de San Saba and how?	The Lipans were hoping that the Comanche’s would start a war with the Spanish.
What year did the Comanche, Wichitas & the Tonkawas come in search of Lipan’s?	1758
What year was the Santa cruz de San Saba mission abandoned and why?	1758 because the Comanche, Wichita & the Tonkawa burned it down in search of the Lipian killing most of the missionaries.
What happened after the Santa cruz de San Saba mission was abandoned?	The friars never rebuilt it, but made one other attempt to help the Lipan, which also did not work.
Why were the Spanish not able to help the Lipan?	The mission was unable to protect the Lipan from enemy attack.
What was significant about the outcome of the failed Santa cruz de San Saba mission?	When it failed the Spanish quit working with the Lipan and all sides remained hostile to each other.
Whose failed expedition is credited for starting the mission System	la Salle
Where did the mission system set up at?	In New Spain with the Aztecs.
Where did the Spanish explore after La Salle failed?	back in Texas
What was the purpose of the missions?	To made the Indians into loyal Spanish subjects.
Why did the Spaniards want to turn the Indians into loyal Spanish subjects? (2 reasons)	This would help settle the land and protect it from invasions from other countries.
What was the purpose of the Presidios?	to protect the missions from attacks by other Indian tribes.
Who lived in the missions?	Friars (priests), Indians and their families.
Who lived in the Presidios?	Spanish soldiers and sometimes their families
What were the daily activities of the missions?	Daily prayers, religious training in the catholic faith, farming, building the mission, sewing, blacksmithing, language classes
What were the daily activities in the presidios?	build the fort and houses to live in, guard the livestock, keep order in the mission, protect mission from hostile Indians
What were the problems in the missions?	1) Diseases, 2)many only stayed long enough to get food and protection, then left again, 3) many never fully accepted Spanish way of life, 4) Comanche attacks, 5) money
What were the problems in the presidios?	1) soldiers often not paid, 2) friars and soldiers did not agree about the discipline of Indians, 3) had to constantly fight the Indians.
What are some of the things that mark the Spanish Legacy in Texas? (6)	Language, Religion, Mapped Texas, Architecture, Names of cities & rivers, Farming & Ranching.
the French Threat is gone because?	Spain now ownes Louisianna
In what year does France lose the war against Great Britain (French & Indian war) ?	1763
What was the war between France & Great Britain called	French and Indian war
What do the French do to keep England from getting Louisiana?	“Code” (Give) it to Spain.
What causes Spain to rethink the Mission system after the French & Indian War?	The French threat is gone.
What causes the French threat to leave?	Spain now has Louisianna, France has no position so therefore no threat.