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Unit 3
Spanish Colonial Era LV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the purpose of presidios? | to protect settlers from attacks by Native Texans (Indians) |
| What year was mission San Antonio de Valero established? | 1718 |
| Who converted Natives to Christianity and taught them about Spanish culture? | Catholic friars |
| Who established the most successful mission in Texas? | Antonio Margil de Jesus |
| What made Mission San Jose y San Miguel Aguayo successful? | 200 Natives lived and worked at the mission |
| What modern Texas city is an example of Spain's influence? | San Antonio |
| Why were missions built? | to spread Christianity and Spanish culture to Natives |
| Who did Spain consider a potential threat? | France |
| Missions, presidios, and settlements were all built next to what natural resource? | rivers/springs |
| Why did Spanish missions fail? | Natives rejected Christianity and Spanish culture |
| What jobs at the Missions were Natives responsible for doing? | farming and ranching |
| What settlement (Mission) supplied goods for east Texas? | San Antonio de Valero |
| Vaqueros were responsible for for evolving the ... | cattle industry |
| Paintings/murals found on church and mission walls are called... | frescoes |
| Who established the FIRST mission in east Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas? | Fray Damian Massanet |
| What happened that caused Spain to take interest in Texas and begin building settlements? | La Salle a Frenchman built Fort Saint Louis in Matagorda |
| Two reasons for Spanish settlement in Texas were... | spreading Christianity & France focusing on Louisiana territory |
| What are 4 characteristics of the Spanish Colonial era? | Spain controlled large portion of North America, territory included Florida, California & Texas, Mexico City capital of New Spain, Spreading Christianity |