Unit 2 Texas History Study Guide
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Age of Contact in Texas
The period in Texas history that began with the journey through Texas by Spanish Conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.
Siege of Constantinople
The Ottoman Turk (Islamic) siege and takeover of Constantinople in 1942 that forced Europe to look for a different route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
An Italian explorer who found the New World in 1492.
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
A Spanish explorer who brought 1300 men to the New World in search of Cibola and reached a Zuni settlement of mud and stone.
Conquistador
A Spanish soldier-explorer.
Hernan Cortes
A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire and created Mexico City, the capital of New Spain.
Antonio de Olivares
The individual who started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio in 1718.
Mission
A Spanish religious settlement placed in the world primarily based on the religious conversion of local Native groups to Catholicism.
Presidio
A Spanish fort or military outpost placed in the New World to defend settlements from Native attacks.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
The first European to map the Texas coastline in 1519.
Robert La Salle
A French explorer who differed from Spanish explorers and was killed in a mutiny by his own men in 1689.
De Leon
An explorer who searched for the fountain of youth and founded St. Augustine, the first Spanish settlement in the New World.
St. Augustine
The first Spanish settlement in the New World, founded by De Leon.
Motto of the Spanish Army
"For god, gold, and glory."
La Relacion
The book published by Cabeza de Vaca detailing his adventures and rumors of Cibola, which made him a celebrity upon returning to Spain.
Cibola
The legendary city of gold written about by Cabeza de Vaca in his book La Relacion.
San Francisco de los Tejas
The first Spanish mission in East Texas.
The Alamo
The modern name for the chapel at the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
El Camino Real
The road that stretched from West Louisiana to Southwest Texas and into Mexico.
Father Damian Massanet
A priest who convinced Spain to colonize East Texas in an attempt to convert the Caddo to Catholicism.
Juan de Onate
A Spanish explorer exiled to New Mexico for his mistreatment of the natives before returning to Spain.
Antonio Margil de Jesus
The founder of San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, the most successful Spanish mission in Texas.
San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
The most successful Spanish mission in Texas, founded by Antonio Margil de Jesus.
La Bahia
A mission founded near Goliad that later became the site of the Goliad massacre.
Karankawa
The Native group that rescued Cabeza de Vaca and taught him natural medicine, and later destroyed Fort St. Louis.
Fort St. Louis
The French settlement that was destroyed by the Karankawa Indians shortly after La Salle's death.
Spanish Colonial Era
An era characterized by Spain building missions, presidios, and towns to protect its claim to its North American colonies.
Tejano Culture
A culture that is a blend of Texas and Spanish culture.