MISSIONS, EXPLOERS, END TO SPANISH RULE CCA review MISSIONS, EXPLOERS, END TO SPANISH RULE

What were the Spanish explorers looking for when they came to the New World?

God, Gold & Glory

What was Pineda famous for?

He sailed from Jamaica into the Gulf of Mexico and made a map of the Gulf coast

How did Cabeza de Vaca survive while in Texas?

He was a healer or shaman to the Indians

Did Coronado find gold in Texas? What did this cause Spain to do?

No; lost interest in Texas

How did Cabeza de Vaca describe the lands of Texas?

Fertile and good for farming and ranching

Why did the Spanish build Missions & Presidios in Texas?

To protect the land from being taken by the French (La Salle); to protect the missions, the friars and Indians in the missions

In what year did Spain establish the first mission?

1682

From what country did the explorer who built Fort St. Louis come from?

France

Describe what life was like in a Mission.

The Indians learned the Catholic religion & Spanish, the Male Indians worked with the crops and ranched while the women made pottery

Which tribe did the Tejas mission serve?

Caddo

What were the major contributions of the mission system?

Catholicism & Ranching

What is the El Camino Real?

The Royal Highway, that connected Saltillo, San Antonio & Nacogdoches.

Why did the Native Americans not want to live in the missions?

They did not want to give up their way of life.

What are the goals of the Mission-Presidio system?

To protect the borderlands of New Spain; Convert the Indians to Christianity; Create a Spanish presence in Texas

List the reasons the Spanish had problems colonizing Texas.

Hostile Indians; too far from Mexico City; Mexico had plenty of fertile land; there was no gold or silver in Texas

What is a republic?

A government in which voters chose the people to represent them

What did the Spanish think Philip Nolan was doing in Texas?

Spying and making a map of the area.

List the recommendations from Marquis de Rubi Reports.

An alliance with the Comanches against the Apache, 15 forts, move East Texas missions to San Antonio; close all missions except those near Goliad and San Antonio

What was Miguel Hildalgo’s Grito?

a call for Independence for Mexico (New Spain) from Spain; Mexico should be free from Spain rule

Describe Jean Lafitte.

Pirate; claimed to be fighting for Mexican independence; controlled Galveston; was pardoned by the US for his crimes

Describe Jose de Escandon.

He established 24 settlements in 6 years (one was Laredo); more than 6,000 people lived in his colonies; moved La Bahia to the San Antonio River; Father of the lower Rio Grande

The Spanish influence can still be seen in Texas in what ways?

geographic names of places in Texas

Describe the Louisiana Purchase.

The US doubled in size, when they bought if from France for $15 Million

Describe the Adams-Onis Treaty.

It set the boundary at the Sabine, Red & Arkansas Rivers; Spain gives the US Florida

List the causes of Mexican independence.

Economic & social division; inspired by the American Revolution; political corruption in Spain; Poor communication in Spain

Describe the Republican Army of the North and the battles they fought in.

Formed by Gutierrez & Magee; they were fighting for independence from Spain; they captured Nacogdoches, San Antonio and Goliad; two side fought over what type of government to have then General Arrendondo defeated the army

What events are all included in the Spanish Colonial era?

The Spanish built missions in Texas; filibusters & revolutionaries came into to Texas to help with the Mexican Revolution; the towns of San Antonio, Goliad & Nacogdoches were created