Spanish Colonial

Why is the date 1718 important in Texas History?

• Damian Massanent helped colonize missions

• Francisco Hildago contacted French priests to Christianize indians

• San Antonio was founded

• Axtell ISD was founded

What is a Vaquero?

• flat bread made out of corn

• Spanish word for cowboy

• the term the Caddo gave to the Spanish

• a military fort

What geographical feature were missions and presidios built near?

• rivers

• mountains

• coastline

• steep cliffs

_______ were created in order to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith and have them become loyal subjects to Spain.

• haciendas

• ranches

• presidios

• missions

What conflict did Francisco Hidalgo's request to the French cause for the Spanish?

• Spain suspected Hidalgo was trying to start a war

• Spain suspected France was trying to colonize Texas again

• That Spain would secretly be working with Portugal

• Spain was worried that France would ban Tik Tok in Texas

Why were Presidios located near missions and towns?

• Presidios were used to advertise for missions

• Presidios were designed to stockpile food surpluses from the towns

• it made it easier to convert Natives to Christianity

• To help protect from Native American attacks

Spanish Priest who contacted French priests to help convert Native Americans when Spanish priests were unavailable. Caused Spain to suspect French colonization again.

• Damian Massanet

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Jose de Escando

He helped colonize many missions in East Texas.

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Damian Massanet

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Jose de Escando

Founded San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo. It was the most successful of the Spanish missions in Texas.

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Jose de Escando

• Damian Massanet

• Francisco Hidalgo

Spanish military commander who led expansion into South Texas. Settled the lands between the Rio Grande and Nueces rivers.

• Jose de Escando

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Damian Massanet

• Francisco Hidalgo