Spanish Rule Ends in Texas Main Idea: After independence from Spain, Mexicans and Texas settlers maintained cultural ties to their places of origin.

How did the Spanish Colonial Era Affect Texas? September 1821: Mexico became independent from Spain. The province of Texas was part of this new country. Only three major settlements—San Antonio, Goliad (La Bahia), and Nacogdoches—stood in Texas interior.

How did the Spanish Colonial Era Affect Texas? A few settlements existed along Texas’s borders. Many were not considered a part of Spanish Texas. Northern and Western Texas lay unoccupied or were controlled by nomadic Indian tribes. Mexico Flag 1821

Why did Spain neglect to settle Texas? No gold or silver to lure fortune hunters and adventurers to Texas. Farmers and ranchers preferred more fertile areas of Mexico and California. Mexico City attracted people for its advances in art, law, politics, military, and the Church. Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City

Why did Spain neglect to settle Texas? Most Texas Indians remained unfriendly and had little to no interest in Spanish culture and religion. Food supplies for troops and maintenance funds were low.

How did Spanish culture influence Texas? Spaniards mapped and explored this vast land. Spain built the first roads over Indian trails. Many cities, rivers, and bays in Texas have Spanish names.

Spanish Legacy Rio Grande Brazos River Padre Island Nueces River Cities/Towns Rivers San Antonio El Paso Amarillo Corpus Christi Galveston Nacogdoches San Augustine Llano Laredo Seguin Victoria Cuero San Angelo Port Lavaca San Felipe San Marcos Del Rio Palacios Mission Rio Hondo Padre Island San Antonio Bay Matagorda Bay Corpus Christi Bay Galveston Bay Guadalupe Mountains Chisos Mountains Rio Grande Brazos River Nueces River Pecos River Trinity River Neches River Colorado River Leon River Atascocita Road El Camino Real San Antonio Road Bays/Island Roads Mountains

How did Spanish culture influence Texas? Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs into Texas. Texans used the Spanish ranching system, with its practices, methods, and equipment such as lariats and chaps.

How did Spanish culture influence Texas? Spanish vaqueros made the first long cattle drives from South Texas to markets in Louisiana. Spanish customs were adapted to frontier conditions. These adjustments formed a distinct Tejano culture that has continued in the state to the present day.