Age of Contact & Spanish Colonial

Cabeza de Vaca was held captive by Native Americans but was released because he was able to heal and help the sick.

• True

• False

During the Age of Contact Era

• Spain created missions and presidios.

• Spain colonized Texas.

• European explorers created missions.

• Explorers like Pineda. LaSalle and Cabeza de Vaca tried to claim laind for their countries.

During Age of Contact explorers were in search of the

• God, Grains, and Glory

• Gold,

• God, Gold and Glory

San Antonio's location was important because

• It was located on the Rio Grande.

• San Antonio was in the middle of the missions and settlements on the east and the Rio Grande making it easy to get supplies.

• It was so close to the Gulf of Mexico.

• It is the capitol of Texas.

Cabeza de Vaca _________

• wrote a book about Texas and a book called "Shipwrecked"

• created a fort near Matagorda Bay.

• mapped the Texas coastline.

• founded the city of San Antonio.

_____________ was known as the "Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

• Damian Massanet

• F

• Alonso de Pineda

• Jose de Escandon

Chronological order means to

• To place events that are similiar in order.

• Place events in alphabetical order.

• Put events in order from beginning to end using an exact date.

San Antonio was created or founded in _______

• 1519

• 1607

• 1821

• 1718

________ and _______ were in a race to claim lands in Texas.

• Spain and France.

• Spain and the United States.

• France and Africa

• Spain and Finland

The year 1519 is important because

• Texas won its independence from Mexico.

• Pineda created ther 1st map of the Texas coast.

• San Antonio was created.

• Cabeza de Vaca created the 1st map of the Texas coast.