Unit 3 test Explorers & settlements Flashcards
_____were built to house soldiers who protected settlers.
Presidio
When the ships reached Haiti, a Spanish _________ captured one of the French vessels.
Privateer
a Salle and his men built Fort St. Louis. It was not truly a settlement but a ________.
Stockade
_______ were founded to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion.
Missions
Spain’s highest ranking official in New Spain was __________ Antonio de Mendoza.
Viceroy
Coronado was a young noble who had been named governor of one of the _______ of New Spain.
Province
Spanish ____________ helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain.
Conquistadors
La Salle led an expedition to to ________ the entire length of the Mississippi River.
Navigate
Discovered new lands thought to be Asia
Christopher Columbus
Inspired explorers to sail West
Christopher Columbus SPAIN
Inspired explorers to sail West
Christopher Columbus
Built Mexico City in New Spain
Hernan Cortes
1519
Texas was seen
Conquered Aztec Empire for Spain
Hernan Cortes SPAIN
First European to see the TX coast
Alonso Alvarez de PinEDA
1718
Alamo was the first mission (Fray O. founded it) (San Antonio de Valero)
, Chicken War
Drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers. He also mapped the Texas coastline
Alonso Alvarez de PinEDA
he drew that while seeing the coast of TX
survivors of his expedition washed ashore in TX
Panfilo de Narvaez SPAIN
first European to explore Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
Got shipwrecked on the coast of Texas
Cabeza de Vaca SPAIN
Wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.
Cabeza de Vaca
his journey began at the Age of Contact
Cabeza de Vaca
Discovered Palo Duro Canyon
De Coronado
Searched for Cibola and Quivira
De Coronado