Fray Damian Massanet and Texas Missions Quiz-3.0

Who was Fray Damian Massanet?

• A Spanish explorer

• A Spanish Catholic priest

• A French governor

• A Native American leader

What was the main goal of Fray Damian Massanet's mission in Texas?

• To establish trade routes

• To convert the Caddo tribes to Christianity

• To find gold and silver

• To build military forts

Why was Francisco Hidalgo's request to establish a mission initially denied?

• Lack of funding

• Distance from Mexico City

• Hostile Native tribes

• Poor weather conditions

What was Antonio Margil de Jesus known for in Texas?

• Leading a military expedition

• Founding several missions

• Discovering new trade routes

• Negotiating with Native tribes

Which individuals are mentioned as important contributors to the European colonization of Texas?

• Fray Damián Massanet, Antonio Margil de Jesús, Francisco Hidalgo

• Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin

• Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael

What was the main reason Francisco Hidalgo contacted the French governor of Louisiana?

• To trade goods with the French

• To establish a mission in east Texas

• To explore new territories

• To start a war with Spain

What was Antonio Margil de Jesus known for?

• Leading a Spanish expedition to Mexico City

• Founding Mission San Jose in San Antonio

• Being the first Spanish governor of Texas

• Writing letters to the French governor

Why did Spain stop building missions far from Mexico City after 1694?

• They ran out of resources

• The missions were too successful

• Crop failures and disease, along with native rejection

• They wanted to focus on building in Mexico City

What goal did Massanet have for the east Texas tribes?

• To convert them to Christianity

• To trade goods with them

• To establish military alliances

• To relocate them to Mexico

In what year did Massanet build his first mission, and what was it named?

• 1682, Mission San Antonio

• 1690, Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

• 1701, Mission San Juan Bautista

• 1718, Mission San Jose