Texas Missions

 Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics

• Missions

• Presidios

• Rancho

• Hacienda

Military bases in Spanish Colonial America designed to protect the missions from American Indian attacks

• Missions

• Presidios

• Haciendas

• Ranchos

A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised

• Mission

• Presidio

• Rancho

• Hacienda

I established the first Spanish mission in East Texas in the late 1600s. I later burned the mission down! Who am I?

• Fray Damian Massanet

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Francisco Hidalgo

Which was the first mission in all of Texas, built in present day El Paso?

• Corpus Christi de la Isleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• Santa Cruz de San Saba

• San Antonio de Valero

Which of these was the presidio that defended the mission in San Antonio which would become the Alamo? (NOT the mission)

• San Antonio de Valero

• San Antonio de Bexar

• Santa Cruz de San Saba

• San Francisco de los Tejas

Which of these missions were the MOST successful? (Later known as the Alamo)

• Corpus Christi de la Isleta

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• San Antonio de Valero

• Santa Cruz de San Saba

When was the first city in Texas established?

• 1519

• 1718

• 1821

• 1836

 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

•  His journey inspired conquistadores
  to explore what is now Texas.
• He was the first European
  to explore and map what is now the
  Texas coastline.
• He led explorers to an
  island near
  present-day Galveston.

Spanish soldiers who sought out God, Glory, and Gold

• Presidio

• Viceroy

• Conquistadors
• Explorers