1. UNIT 3 Word Wall Spanish Colonial Era

2. Mission
Missionaries
Spanish church where priests and Native Americans lived while converting them to Catholics
People from Spain sent to Texas to convert Native Americans to Catholics

3. Spanish Fort built for soldiers to protect the people and land claims
presidio
Friar/fray
Spanish Fort built for soldiers to protect the people and land claims
Catholic Spanish priest responsible for converting the Native Americans to Catholics.

4. Convert
Tejas
To change. For example changing Native Americans to Catholics.
Native American tribe. Means “friendly”. How you say Texas in Spanish.

5. Settlement/ colony Era
A period of time that has the same characteristics.
A place that people are sent to live that is usually far from home.

6. Natural Texas and It’s People Era Age of Contact Era
Time period of Native American tribal life before Europeans discover Texas region
Time period of European exploration in Texas and Mexico regions.

7. Time period of Spanish land claims and
Spanish Colonial Era
Time period of Spanish land claims and
settlement in Texas