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spanish exploration Flashcards

1
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discovered new lands thought to be Asia + inspired explorers to sail west

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Christopher Columbus

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conquered Aztec Empire for Spain + built Mexico City in New Spain

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Hernan Cortes

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first European to see and map the Texas coastline in 1519

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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survivors of his expedition washed ashore and were stranded in Texas

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Panfilo de Narvaez

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was shipwrecked on the coast of Texas + his journey began the Age of Contact

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

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searched for Cibola and Quivira + discovered Palo Duro Canyon

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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french explorer who established Fort St. Louis + claimed the Mississippi River for France + was killed in a mutiny lead against him

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Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle

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asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas

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Father Francisco Hidalgo

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9
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priest that built San Francisco do los Tejas + wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas

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Damian Massanet

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opened the most successful missions in East Texas

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Antonio Margil de Jesus

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father of the lower RIo Grande + founded 20 settlements with more than 6,000 settlers in each

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Jose de Escandon

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established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Texas + reopened missions and was sent to drive the French out of East Texas after the Chicken War

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Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

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the French arrived at Los Adaes but only one friar and one soldier were at the mission, so they were easily taken by the French; two Spaniards were able to escape and tell other settlements, so the Spanish fled to San Antonio

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Chicken War

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14
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Presidio San Antonio de Bexar was established by Martin de Alarcon, later became the city of San Antonio in this year

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1718

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Cabeza de Vaca’s journey starts

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1528

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16
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built to teach and convert natives

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missions

17
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build to house soldiers who protected the settlers

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presidios

18
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spanish explorer who sought personal wealth and riches

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conquistador

19
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Spain’s highest ranking official

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viceroy

20
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direct a ship

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navigate

21
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an armed ship owned by private people

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privateer

22
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smaller parts of a country or empire

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province

23
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fort built for soldiers

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stockade

24
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French settlement near Matagorda Bay

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Fort St. Louis

25
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unofficial capital of Spanish Texas

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Los Adaes

26
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first mission in East Texas

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San Francisco de
los Tejas

27
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mission chapel is known today as the Alamo

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San Antonio de Valero

28
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place on the Great Plains said to be filled with gold

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Quivira

29
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settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas

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San Antonio de Bexar

30
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greatest threat to New Spain’s land

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New France

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