Spanish Settlements in Texas

What is a mission?

• A task.

• A big church.

• A settlement where religion is taught.

• A very old Texas building.

What was the name of the first Texas mission?

• Mission Ysleta

• The Alamo

• San Jose

• Tigua

What is a Vaquero?

• Spanish farmers.

• Someone who worked in missions.

• A American Indian.

• A Spanish cowboy.

What is a presidios?

• Homes of American Indians.

• Forts established near missions.

• A present day border.

• Where food was kept.

What is Jose de Escandon known as today?

• A governor.

• Laredo.

• Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley.

• A settler.

What is a villa?

• Another name for a store.

• Spanish official.

• Towns that often grew near presidios.

• Texas towns.

Which part of Texas became the largest cattle shipping center in the 1800s?

• Goliad, Tx.

• Mexico.

• San Antonio, Tx.

• Alice, Tx.

The mix of cultures changed..

• The names of animals.

• Food, music, and religion.

• How people dressed.

• The types of jobs people had.

What is the quinceanera?

• A Mexican traditions that celebrates girls turning 15.

• A American Indian tradition.

• A party.

• The day of the dead.

Today, the Alamo is a symbol of...

• Patriotism for Texans.

• Remembrance.

• The past.

• The war.