Spanish Settlements in Texas

In what year was the San Antonio de Valero built?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1718

• 1821

In what year did the Spanish abandon San Francisco de Los Tejas?

• 1690

• 1790

• 1693

• 1650

Which one of these was a famous Presidios?

• Presidio San Antonio de Bexar

• Presidio de Valero

• Presidio San Jose

• Presidio San Francisco de Austin

Which was not a reason that Missions failed?

• Disease

• Crop failure

• Remote location

• Excellent soil to grow food in

Who was known as the Father of the Rio Grande?

• Jose de Escandon

• Fray Tuck

• Antonio Margil de jesus

• Father Damian Massanet

Who established San Francisco de Tejas-First Spanish mission in East Texas

• Friar Tuck

• Father Hidalgo

• Father Damian Massanet

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

What is colonialism?

• Process in which a dominate country establishes settlements in another land.

• Religious community

• Small civil settlement with farmers and merchants

• A game like Monopoly

Why did the spanish start building missions?

• To increase the Spanish population near the borders to help protect them.

• To team up with the English to fight the French

• To raise horses

• To search for the Lost cities of Gold

What is a Presidio?

• Religious Community

• Small civil settlement

• Military Base

• A new Tex-Mex restaurant

What is a "Vaqueros"?

• A vegan taco

• worked on the Ranchos

• A new hispanic band

• The name of a famous Fray