Spanish Colonial Vocabulary

What is a friar?

• A soldier

• A king

• A Catholic priest who lived in a mission

• A skillet or a person who fries

What is a hacienda?

• A restaurant

• A fort

• A large estate, or ranch, in Spanish territory

A _____ is a Spanish/Mexican livestock herder or a cowboy.

• friar

• soldier

• vaquero

• corrido

What is a corrido?

• Salsa

• Waltz

• A popular narrative song of Mexico

• Country line dancing

What is a civil settlement?

• A town or village made up of people who are not priests or soldiers

• A stable for horses

• A lawsuit

What is a mission?

• A declaration for an essay

• A plan for your future

• A fort

• Spanish holy centers used as bases for spreading religion in the New World

A colony is ___

• an ant hill

• a group of people who leave their native land to form a settlement in a new land

• a conquistador's ship

• a friar's garb (clothing)

What is a viceroy?

• Someone appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign

• A Native American chief

• A King or Queen of Spain

• A farming tool

What is a presidio?

• Another word for a mission

• A movie theater in New Braunfels

• A military post, or fort, under Spanish control

A contest in which cowboys show their skill is called a _____.

• religious celebration

• rodeo

• a festival

• dance off