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Mission/Presidio
#6(a)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First mission built in Texas was... | Corpus Christi de la ysleta |
| In 1686, the Spanish king sent an expedition from Mexico led by Captain Alonso De Leon to search for | Fort St. Louis |
| He was told to__________ the fort and _________ it to the ground. | Destroy burn |
| De Leon found the fort on April 22, 1689 | only to find the fort deserted and in ruins. |
| were religious settlements run by friars [religious teachers] and built to convert local Native Americans to the Spanish culture | Missions |
| were built to protect the Spanish settlements | Presidios |
| first Spanish mission built in Texas | Corpus Christi de la Ysleta |
| established near present-day El Paso in 1682 | Corpus Christi de la Ysleta |
| Built three years before La Salle arrived in Texas | Corpus Christi de la Ysleta |
| First east Texas mission, built in 1690 by Father Damien Massanet | San Francisco de los Tejas |
| The word tejas meant “friend” in the language spoken by local Native Americans. | San Francisco de los Tejas |
| Spain wanted a mission midway between East Texas and New Spain | San Antonio de Valero |
| 1718 | San Antonio de Valero |
| would later be nicknamed “the Alamo” | San Antonio de Valero |
| Built when local Apaches requested protection from their Comanche enemies | Santa Cruz de San Saba |
| Eventually abandoned by the Spanish and destroyed by the Comanche | Santa Cruz de San Saba |
| attracted local natives with offers of food and protection | Missions |
| Some missions would__________ the local natives to live there | force |
| Most missions ___________ because local natives rejected the culture of Spain | failed |
| By the late 1790s, only three major Spanish settlements remained in Texas: . | San Antonio, La Bahia, and Nacogdoches. |
| After losing a war, __________ gave Louisiana to Spain | France |
| What is a vaquero | Cowboy (spanish) |
| What is a bronco | a spanish mustang or horse |
| what is a lasso | a rope used primarily by cowboys |
| By the late 1790s, only _____________ Spanish settlements remained in Texas | three major |
| Most missions ____________ because local natives rejected the culture of Spain | failed |
| Major road that connected the important settlements of Texas and made the movement of goods and people much easier. | El Camino Real |
| What is one aspect of the spanish culture that the indians liked and used | Ranching |
| Eventually abandoned by the Spanish and destroyed by the Comanche | Santa Cruz de San Saba |
| Mission san antonio de valero was established in what year | 1718 |
| Mission san antonio de valero later became what? | The Alamo |