1. Important People and Facts Unit 4

2.  Served as a military commander and governor of the area that is present-day Laredo  Led Spain’s efforts into South Texas  Sent settlers to the land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River

4.  Spanish Cowboy  Influenced and cultivated many of the skills, clothing, and traditions of the American Cowboy (Cultivate = Develop)

5.  The geographic feature that influenced where Missions/Presidios were built were…………….. RIVERS

6. A lack of trust or faith in a person or idea.

7. Why do you think the Indians looked at the construction of new Spanish Missions with suspicion?

8. The founding of SAN ANTONIO de Valero

9. 1 Establishment of 1 st Mission at Corpus Christi de la Ysleta 1682 2 East Texas Missions Moved to San Antonio as result of “Chicken War” 1719 3 La Bahia Mission moved from Guadalupe River to Goliad 1721

10. Life was not easy in the missions. Many Missions were isolated and located in hostile Native American territory.

11.  Friars recruited Indians to live and work in the Mission  Work consisted of farming, building and repairing buildings and churches  Performed the majority of the physical labor and upkeep of the mission  Indians also had to attend church and learn Spanish and Catholicism

12.  In charge of running the mission  Took charge of the “religious conversion” of the Indians  Brutal Tactics were often used  Recruited Indians into the mission  Helped with livestock

13.  Provided protection to both Indians and Priests inside the mission  Helped “recruit” Indians to the Mission  Helped with repairs and livestock upkeep  Often brought their families with them to the mission

14.  Indians were not motivated to convert to Christianity and live Mission life  Indians were often mistreated  Epidemics broke out in the Missions sickening many Indians  Location of Mission was often isolated and built in hostile Indian territory