Missions Vocab

Spanish town

• mission

• presidio

• villa

• vaquero

Spanish cowboy

• mission

• presidio

• villa

• vaquero

Spanish settlement where religion is taught

• mission

• presidio

• villa

• vaquero

Spanish fort used to protect the towns and missions

• mission

• presidio

• villa

• vaquero

Spanish ____ developed skills such as roping and branding cattle.

• missions

• presidios

• villas

• vaqueros

The Spanish sent soldiers to live in ____ and protect the missions.

• missions

• presidios

• villas

• vaqueros

Some soldiers brought their families to live in Texas and soon ____ were built near the presidios.

• missions

• presidios

• villas

• vaqueros

The Spanish began to build Catholic ____ in Texas to help claim the land and teach religion.

• missions

• presidios

• villas

• vaqueros