Spanish Colonization

The French settlement built by LaSalle that helped the Spanish decide to start colonizing Texas was built where?

• San Antonio

• Matagorda Bay in Texas

• Louisiana

• El Paso

This is a place that was built in Texas to convert natives to Catholicism (religion).

• Mission

• Ranch

• Presidio

• Settlement

Who is this person? What is he known for?

• Robert La Salle, developed the first fort in Matagorda, which paranoid (scared) the Spanish

• Pineda, mapped the Gulf of Mexico

• Hidalgo, successfully built the first mission in East Texas

• Massanet, built the first Presidio

What is a Presidio?

• Built by private citizens much like a ranch we find today. They were used to provide food

• Protected a Mission from attacks from the French and offered protection from unfriendly Natives Americans

• Religious communities established by Spanish. Used to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• Communities settles by civilians who came to the borderland from Spain.

This was the first mission built by the Spanish near present day El Paso to convert Natives to Catholicism.

• The Valero Alamo

• San Juan Catheral

• San Jose Catheral

• Corpus Chisti Ysleta Puebla

All of the following were goals of the Spanish Mission system EXCEPT (NOT THIS ONE).

• Represent the Spanish government

• Convert Native American to Catholicism

• To continue looking for Gold

• To protect the east boarder of Texas from France

What country motivated Spain to colonize Texas?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Italy

What was a reason the Native Americans had a hard time adapting to life in the missions?

• They did not want to farm or pray

• They did not want to give up their traditions and culture

• They did not want to hide from other Native Americans

• They did not want to eat food

The Spanish called this the Camino Real, but it is better know as?

• Road of Missions

• Road to Gold

• Royal Road

• Spanish Highway

Why did Spain choose San Antonio as the half way point from Mexico City to East Texas?

• Because they thought the Alamo was going to be important

• Because the missions were more successful

• Because of the rivers and abundance of fish

• Because the wanted to go see a Spurs game