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7th Ringcard 47-69
Ringcard Vocab 47-69
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Friar | Catholic priest |
| Mission | religious community built to establish settlement in Texas to convert Native Americans |
| Tejas | name the Spanish used for the Indians. |
| Presidios | military bases in Spanish colonial that were used to protect the missions. |
| Cede | to officially give a territory from one country to another. |
| Rancho | a small Mexican Spanish ranch where animals are raised. |
| El Camino Real | “royal road” that led from East Texas missions to Mexico City. |
| Alcalde | official who served as mayor, sheriff, and judge in Spanish settlements in Texas. |
| Vaqueros | cowboys |
| Filibusters | foreign military men who committed treasonous acts. |
| Tejanos | Texas settlers of Spanish or Mexican decent. |
| Corpus Christi de la Isleta | First mission in Texas built near present day El Paso in 1682. |
| Revolution | uprising or revolt against the government. |
| San Francisco de los Tejas | mission built by the Spanish in East Texas to keep the French out. |
| San Antonio de Bexar | mission built on the San Antonio River |
| Republic | government in which the authority comes from the people. |
| Spanish Colonial | period of time when the Spanish built settlements in Texas which included missions, towns, presidios, and ranches. |
| Philip Nolan | came to Texas to steal wild mustangs from the Spanish. |
| Dr. James Long | came to Texas to declare Texas independent from Spain. |
| 1821 | Mexico gains INDEPENDENCE from Spain. |
| Marques de Rubi | Spanish officer who was sent by the Spanish government to investigate the need for missions in East Texas. |
| Father Hidalgo | Priest who motivated citizens to stand up and fight for independence from Spain. |
| Roman Catholic | religion that the Spanish brought to Texas and tried to teach the Indians. |