Spanish Colonial Era in TEXAS Lesson Part 1

Spanish Colonization of TEXAS

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This era is marked by the Spanish MISSIONS.  Spain had to create STRONG CLAIMS in their BORDERLANDS (the weakest land claims they had AKA:Texas).  After 80 years of ignoring Texas, Spain returned to build settlements.  Which was the easiest way to keep a claim or make the claim to the land stronger.

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a defining characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era?

• Exploration of the New World

• How Spain Settled Texas

• The Mission System

Spanish Mission

Don't forget that geography effects where people live and how they settle.  Missions will be located close to water sources and will be built out of the materials on hand in the physical environment.  See the Mission San Francisco de Los Tejas for example.  The mission was built in the Piney Woods, so the structure is primarily constructed of wood. 

Multiple Choice

Most missions were built near what physical geographic feature?

• Native American Villages

• Rivers

• Forests

• Canyons

Multiple Choice

How did Spain settle Texas?

• The Villa System

• The Rancho System

• The Presidio System

• The Mission System

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish build Missions?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• To protect the Missions

• To have a place for Spanish Colonists to reside (live)

• To raise livestock

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish build Villas?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• To protect the Missions

• To have a place for Spanish Colonists to reside (live)

• To raise livestock

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish build Ranchos?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• To protect the Missions

• To have a place for Spanish Colonists to reside (live)

• To raise livestock

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish build Presidios?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• To protect the Missions

• To have a place for Spanish Colonists to reside (live)

• To raise livestock

Multiple Choice

What kind of goal is the goal to Christianize Native Americans?

• Social (GOD)

• Economic (GOLD)

• Political (GLORY)

Multiple Choice

What kind of goal is the goal to sell and use resources?

• Social (GOD)

• Economic (GOLD)

• Political (GLORY)

Multiple Choice

What kind of goal is the goal to settle colonists as representatives of Spain to keep land claims?

• Social (GOD)

• Economic (GOLD)

• Political (GLORY)

Multiple Choice

What area of Texas was the Corpus Christi de la Ysleta built?

• South Texas (San Antonio)

• East Texas (Nacogdoches)

• West Texas (El Paso)