Spanish Colonialism in Texas

 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

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

When was the first city in Texas established?

• 1519

• 1718

• 1821

• 1836

What was the first Spanish colonial city that was established in Texas?

• Corpus Christi

• Houston

• El Paso

• San Antonio

What explorer washed up on the Texas coast and met the Karankawa Indians, marking the beginning of the Age of Contact?

• Jose de Escandon

• Hernan Cortes

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

The first map of the Texas coast was created when and by who?

• La Salle 1682

• Hernan Cortes 1521

• Pineda 1519

• Father Hidalgo 1716

In order for a Native American to become a Spanish Citizen, the must first be what?

• sent to Mexico

• converted to Catholicism

• taught to farm

• accepted by the viceroy

The city of San Antonio reflects the culture of the _________ , who founded the first missions and presidios there.

• Spanish

• French

• Native Americans

• Karankawa

Franciscan Priests, such as Antonio Margil de Jesus, wanted to establish _____________ in order to convert Indians to Catholicism.

• presidios

• missions

• viceroys

• epidemics