European Explorers and Colonization

What is a Spanish Mission

• a military fort

• a church

• a clothing store

• a tortilla factory

What is a presidio?

• a military fort

• a church

• a housing complex

• a farm

What was the goal of the priests in the Spanish missions?

• to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

• to remove the Native Americans from Texas

• to find gold

• to make the Indians into slaves

Why did the Spanish decide to finally return to Texas and establish permanent settlements?

• They wanted to keep the french out of Texas and create a buffer zone between New Spain and Louisiana

• They discovered gold in East Texas

• They wanted to establish Trade with the French

• The Native Americans asked them to come

Who created the first map of the Gulf of Mexico in 1519?

• Pineda

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Who was the first European to explore Texas after being shipwrecked on Galveston?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Pineda

Which Spanish explorer went in search of 7 cities of gold called Cibola?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

• La Salle

• Coronado

He got lost while looking for the Mississippi River and ended up in Texas by mistake. He tried to claim Texas for the French anyway.

• Pineda

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

In which year did Pineda make the map of the Texas coast?

• 1776

• 1492

• 1519

• 1608

Who established the first Spanish Mission in east Texas?

• Fray Damian Massanet

• Robert La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus