Texas History Unit 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, explorers, and events from Unit 2 Texas History.

Age of Contact in Texas

Began with the journey through Texas by Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.

Ottoman Turk Siege of Constantinople

The event in 1492 that forced Europe to look for a different route to Asia.

Christopher Columbus

European explorer who found the New World in 1492.

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Explorer who brought 1300 men with him to the New World in search of Cibola.

Primary Goal of Spanish Explorers

To find gold and spread Catholicism in Texas during the Age of Contact in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Conquistador

A Spanish soldier-explorer.

Hernan Cortes

Conquered the Aztec Empire and created Mexico City, the capital of New Spain.

Antonio de Olivares

Started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio in 1718.

Mission

Spanish religious settlement placed in the new world, primarily based on religious conversion of the natives.

Presidio

A Spanish military fort or military outpost, placed in the new world to defend from native attacks.

1519

The year Alonso Alvarez de Pineda mapped the Texas coastline.

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

The first European to map the Texas coast.

Robert La Salle

A French explorer whose origin made him different from other Texas explorers who were from Spain.

East Texas Spanish Settlements

Missions, presidios, and towns built to help strengthen Spain's claim to the New World and challenge France in the late 1600s.

what was the original purpose of Spain building missions, presidios, and towns in east Texas?

to help straighten spains claim to the new world challenge france in the late 1600s

what is the difference between missions and preseidios

a mission was primarily based on relgious conversation of the netives while the presidios were placed to protect the settlements from attack

what was de leon looking for in his adventures

the fountain of youth

what was the first Spanish settlement on the new world

St Augistine founded by jaun de leon

What place did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado reach that he thought must be the city of Cibola?

A Zuni setlement of mud and stone

why was Spain concerned about France exploration of the region known as texas

spain thought the French might try to take over the territory

what was the motto of the Spanish army

for god gold and glory

What did Cabeza de Vaca do upon his return to spain?

he became a celebrity after publishing the book la relacion

where were most of the Spanish presidios located

most were near sources of fresh water

why did the spainish missions, presidios, and towns in lands occupied by native Americans

to convert native Americans to catholictism