Unit 3 Review

The purpose of Spanish missions in Texas was to

Convert native Texans to Christianity

Presidios usually featured

A huge main gate, lookout points on each corner, barracks for the soldiers.

Alonso de Leon and Damian Massanet found fertile soil, good climate, and friendly natives in

East Texas

Acequias were used to...

bring water to towns and fields

Some of the Spanish missions became permanent settlements that eventually grew into

towns and cities

When was the city of San Antonio founded?

1718

Colonists were brought to Texas from the Canary Islands to

help secure Spain's claim on Texas

Spanish civil settlements in Texas included

San Antonio de Bexar, La Bahia, and Nacogdoches

What is one way Spain influenced the culture of Texas?

Ranching is the major industry across the area

Besides converting Native Texans to the Catholic faith, one main purpose of the missions was to

teach Native Texans to be loyal subjects of Spain.

What affect did establishing missions and presidios in Texas have?

Spain was finally able to secure their claims on Texas

Why were the missions not as successful as Spain had hoped?

the native population inside the mission did not grow, they cost too much money to maintain, Native Texans did not care for mission life and ran away

Factors that lead to the failure of East Texas missions

Far edge of frontier, too long to travel from Mexico City, and clearing trees to plant crops

By the late 1700s, Spanish missions in Texas were expected

to be self supporting.

In the early 1700s, the king of Spain gave land grants to colonists so that they could

to raise cattle

What kind of problems did towns in Spanish Texas face?

Towns had deadly epidemics of diseases, and raids by Natives

What was Count José de Escandón's contribution to the settlement of Texas?

Brought 6,000 people to South Texas and town of Laredo

What was the main purpose of a Presidio?

to support colonists from attacks by Native Texans

What best describes the Spanish government's reaction to French exploration in Texas?

There was a renewed interest in the exploration of Texas by the Spanish

When you see a picture of a Spanish Settlement on the Test, it will be a picture of a

Mission

What is the first Spanish mission established in East Texas

San Francisco de los Tejas

Which era came immediately after the Age of Contact?

Spanish Colonial

I am the founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas to convert the Caddo Indians to Christianity/Catholicism. I accompanied Alonso De Leon in the search of Sieur de La Salle's Fort St. Louis in 1689 and created San Francisco de Los Tejas in 1690. Who am I?

Damian Massanet

From 1748 to 1755, Jose de Escandon, the Spanish expedition leader, settled more than 20 towns and villages along the ____________and other areas of New Spain. His colonies included not only towns and settlements, but also _________________ which would attract people from neighboring provinces.

Rio Grande River........haciendas and cattle ranching

What is the difference between the explorers in Texas from the Age of Contact and the missionaries during this era?

The explorers were searching for gold while the missionaries were seeking to spread Christianity.