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Missions Study Stack

2nd 9 wks Wk 1 Study Stack

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1. What were the religious settlements built by the Spanish to convert the Indians to Catholicism? Missions
2. Who were the Catholic missionaries sent by the Church to Spanish Texas? Friars
3. What were the forts built to protect Spanish settlements? Presidios
4. In what year was the mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta built? 1682
5. Near what modern-day city was the mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta built? El Paso
6. Who was the friar responsible for building the mission San Francisco de los Tejas? Damien Massanet
7. In what year was San Fransico de los Tejas built? 1690
8. What was the name of the original Spanish capital of Texas? Los Adaes
9. What does the word “Tejas” mean? Friend
10. In what year was Mission Espiritu Santo built? 1721
11. Where was the original location of Mission Espiritu Santo? On the Ruins of Fort St. Louis
12. Where were the 2nd location of Mission Espiritu Santo? Mission Valley
13. What was the size of the cow herd at Rancho Espiritu Santo? 40,000
14. What was the name of presidio built near Mission Espiritu Santo? Presidio La Bahia
15. Where was the final location for Mission Espiritu Santo and Presidio La Bahia? Goliad
16. What were two reasons for the Spanish to build San Antonio? It was half-way to Los Adaes and along the San Antonio River
17. What was the name of the mission built in San Antonio? Mission San Antonio de Valero
18. In what year was Mission San Antonio de Valero built? 1718
19. What was the name of the presidio built in San Antonio? Presidio San Antonio de Bexar
20. What mission would later be called the Alamo? the Alamo
21. In what year was Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba built? 1757
22. What Indian tribe was Mission San Saba built for? the Apache
23. What Indian tribe destroyed Mission San Saba? the Comanche
24. How did missions appeal to Indians to convert to Catholicism? By offering food and protection from other tribes
25. What was the name of the main Spanish road built through Texas? El Camino Real
26. Why did Spanish missions fail? The Indians rejected Spanish culture
27. What were the three Spanish settlements in Texas? San Antonio, La Bahia, and Nacogdoches
28. What political event led to Spain closing its missions? Getting ownership of Louisiana from France
29. What is a vaquero? A Spanish cowboy
30. What famous Texas cow came from the Spanish? Longhorns
31. How did the Spanish assist the American Revolution against Great Britain in 1776? By driving cattle Tejas to feed American rebels
32. What Indian tribe was at Mission Espriitu Santo and became some of the first Texas vaqueros? Aranama (They were a Coahuiltecan tribe)
33. What tribe lived near Mission Rosario and resisted the Spanish? Karankawa
34. What were the names of the port and fort the Spanish built in modern-day Aransas County? Port Copano and Fort Aransazu
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