spanish colonial

Who was the Franciscan missionary who founded the most successful Spanish mission in Texas?

• Father Damian Massanet
• Father Francisco Hidalgo
• Antonio Margil de Jesus
• Jose de Escandon

Who was the military commander who was nicknamed "the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley"?

• Jose de Escandon
• Father Damian Massanet
• Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
• Antonio Margil de Jesus

Who was the Catholic church official who built the first mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas?

• Father Francisco Hidalgo
• Father Damian Massanet
• Antonio Margil de Jesus
• Jose de Escandon

Who was the missionary who asked the French to help build a mission among the Tejas?

• Father Damian Massanet
• Father Francisco Hidalgo
• Antonio Margil de Jesus
• Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

Who was the governor who increased Spain's presence in Texas with many missions and presidios, including Los Adaes?

• Jose de Escandon
• Antonio Margil de Jesus
• Father Damian Massanet
• Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

What settlement was founded in 1718 as a midway point between the Rio Grande and the East Texas Missions?

• Los Adaes
• San Franciscoo de los Tejas 
• Mission San Antonio de Valero
• Presidio San Antonio de Bexar

What mission near the Rio Grande was known as the "Gateway to Spanish Texas"?

• Los Adaes
• Mission San Antonio de Valero
• San Juan Bautista
• San Francisco de los Tejas

What was the first Spanish mission in East Texas, established in 1690?

• San Juan Bautista
• San Francisco de los Tejas
• Mission San Antonio de Valero
• Los Adaes

Why did Father Francisco Hidalgo ask for help from the French governor of Louisiana?

• He wanted to rebuild the mission at San Francisco de los Tejas.
• He hoped to convert a new group of native peoples.
• He hoped to trade with Native Americans without Spanish permission.
• He wanted to expand the first Spanish mission into a town.

When the settlement at San Antonio was built in 1718, what was the significance of its location?

• It was the first time that native peoples wanted to live in missions.
• Its location by the coast meant nearness to water supplies.
• Its midway location between the Rio Grande and East Texas made supplying the missions easier.
• Its location near the Rio Grande made it closer to threaten French forts there.