Spanish Rule in Texas

Spain had a settlement system called _______________ that had helped them gain control in other parts of the New World.

The Spanish also expected the ________________to defend their missions against attacks.

In 1690, Alonso de León, returned to East Texas with the Catholic priest_______________

________________ from the presidio caught American Indians who ran away from the mission.

Some _______________ at the missions made soap, bricks, cotton goods, and other products.

An _______________ is the rapid spread of a disease in a short time.

In 1711 a Spanish missionary named Father _______________ wrote to the French governor in Louisiana.

The competing territorial claims between France and Spain would become an important issue in _______________ Texas.

The Spanish king gave the _______________ much of the best grazing land.

Spanish missionaries used work as a way to teach Indians certain skills and the _______________ way of life.

With the ranching industry came a rich culture of its own – the traditions of the _______________, or cowboy.

To _______________ means to formally give up ownership of something.

1. Missions and private ranches competed for _______________.

The ________________ government paid the missionaries.

The missions were supposed to become _______________ by growing their own food and making their own goods.

During a/an _______________, a priest sprinkles a person with water or dips him or her in it.

_______________ tried to teach American Indians about how the Spanish ruled.

Although the Spanish introduced _______________ in Texas, it began to die out as settlements in Texas were abandoned.

Missions also produced _______________ for trade.

_______________ holidays sometimes broke the routine of mission life.

American _______________ in the missions had to work.

In 1746, _______________was appointed to explore the area south of the San Antonio River to Tampico, Mexico.

The Spanish appointed some of the mission Indians to be local _______________.

1716 and 1717, the Ramón Expedition traveled through East Texas and _______________ six Spanish missions and a presidio.

_______________ are members of the clergy who belong to religious groups called orders.

The farming, _______________, and other work at the missions helped create Spanish communities in Texas.

Comanches also _______________ the Texas missions.

Rather than let the huge territory of Louisiana fall into British hands, France decided to cede it to _______________.

To establish a successful mission, the friars needed to _______________ American Indians to live and work there.

1. Today, words such as _______________ and _______________ are remnants of vaquero culture.

_______________ missions and presidios were a defining characteristic of the Spanish Colonial era.

Presidios were _______________ that offered safety from unfriendly American Indians.

Some soldiers brought their _______________ to the presidio.

A _______________ was a settlement set up in American Indian territory that aimed to spread Christianity to the Indians.

Although the Spanish did not find any French people living there, Fort _______________ made them very nervous.

In addition to farming and trades, the _______________ brought cattle and other livestock to the missions.

In 1717, another missionary, _______________, joined the Ramón Expedition.

_______________ led the expedition that finally found Fort St. Louis and reported that it was deserted.

Friars also performed _______________ services for the Indians.

In order to govern Texas and defend their land claims, the Spanish brought _______________ system to Texas.

The _______________ is a set of questions and answers about Catholic beliefs.

_______________ would play a major role in the development of Texas.

After the 1749 peace with the Apache, _______________ were able to raise cattle without being afraid of attacks.

Private _______________ resented that the missions held much of the best grazing lands.

After studying for a time, some American Indians converted to the _______________ faith.

The goal of the mission was to transform American Indians into Christians and _______________ Spanish subjects.

The _______________ had explored Texas and claimed the territory as their own.

The Spanish introduced the _______________ industry in Texas.

The Spanish did not allow the Indians to use _______________.

Except for the Red River, every major _______________ in Texas has a Spanish name or name that was derived from Spanish.