Unit 3: Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas Vocabulary

1. Conquistador

• A person who trades goods between colonies

• A soldier trained to guard presidios

• A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

• A farmer living under Spanish rule

2. Expedition

• A permanent settlement built for trade

• A journey undertaken by a group of people

• A type of Spanish fort built for defense

• A system of governing new colonies

3. Exploration

• Travel undertaken in order to discover new resources

• The act of spreading religion to new lands

• The construction of missions in new territories

• The farming of land by settlers

4. Viceroy

• A soldier responsible for protecting settlements

• A person who leads religious missions

• A merchant trading goods between Spain and the Americas

• Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World

5. Mission

• A trade route connecting Spanish territories

• A fort established to protect settlers from attacks

• A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

• A gathering place for explorers to plan journeys

6. Presidio

• A school for teaching Native Americans European customs

• A farming community set up by colonists

• A port where Spanish ships unloaded goods

• A military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

7. Colonization

• A religious ceremony held by Spanish priests

• State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• A treaty signed between Spanish and Native leaders

• A voyage to explore unknown lands