1. Who are we? Pg118-119 Alonso de Leon & Father Massanet We were sent to build the 1st East Texas Missions to keep the French out of Texas. We establish missions San Francisco de los Tejas and Santisimo Nombre de Maria to keep the French out and convert the Caddoes to Christianity

2. Who am I? Pg 126-127 Marques de Aguayo I was sent to rebuild the East Texas Missions and build new missions and presidios after the humiliation of the Chicken War. The new missions were built in present day Louisiana with the town of Los Adaes being made the capitol of Texas

3. Who am I? Pg 133-135 Marques de Rubi Sent by King Carlos, to inspect the Spanish missions, presidios, and settlements in Texas. I recommended that all Spanish settlements in East Texas be moved to San Antonio. Suggested San Antonio as the new Capitol of Texas and it defenses and population be strengthened making it the strongest Spanish settlement.

4. Who am I? pg 110 La Salle I was the Frenchman hoping to start a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River and got lost. I established Fort St Louis in Matagorda Bay Texas

5. Who am I? Pg 123-124 Lieutenant Blondel I started the Chicken War and ran the Spanish out of east Texas with my 6 French Soldiers. The Chicken War humiliated the Spanish and demonstrated how weak their hold on East Texas was.

6. Who am I? Pg123-124 Captain Domingo Ramon During the Chicken War I ordered the evacuation of all the East Texas Missions to San Antonio. St Denis fell in love with and married my grand daughter Manuela.

7. Who am I? Pg 131-132 Jose de Escandon I led the successful Southern Expansion between the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers. I built 15 missions and 20 Towns with around 6,000 settlers. I established the town of Laredo on the north bank of the Rio Grande.

8. Who am I? Pg 118 Alonso de Leon I was sent to find and destroy Fort St Louis but found it abandoned instead.