missions and explorers Flashcards
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built to house soldiers who protected settlers
presidio
When the ships reached Haiti, a Spanish ______ captured one of the French vessels
privateer
La Salle and his men built Fort St. Louis. It was not truly a settlement but a
stockade
founded to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion
mission
Spain’s highest ranking official in New Spain
viceroy
Coronado was a young noble who had been named governor of one of the
provinces
helped to conquer and settle lands
conquistador
La Salle led an expedition to _________ the entire length of the Mississippi River.
navigate
Discovered new lands thought to be Asia and inspired explorers to sail West.
Christopher Columbus
Built Mexico City in New Spain and conquered Aztec Empire for Spain.
Hernan Cortes
The first European to see the TX coast and mapped the Texas coastline in 1519.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Survivors of his expedition were stranded washed ashore in TX.
Panfilo de Narvaez
1st European to see and map the Texas coast in
1519
San Antonio was established in
1718
French guy’s mission failed but he tried really hard, and was murdered
La Salle
Built San Francisco de los Tejas
Damien Massanet
Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Escandon
Who did Spain feel threatened by
France
