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7th Ringcard 47-69
Ringcard Vocab 47-69
Question | Answer |
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Friar | Catholic priest |
Mission | religious community built to establish settlement in Texas to convert Native Americans |
Tejas | name the Spanish used for the Indians. |
Presidios | military bases in Spanish colonial that were used to protect the missions. |
Cede | to officially give a territory from one country to another. |
Rancho | a small Mexican Spanish ranch where animals are raised. |
El Camino Real | “royal road” that led from East Texas missions to Mexico City. |
Alcalde | official who served as mayor, sheriff, and judge in Spanish settlements in Texas. |
Vaqueros | cowboys |
Filibusters | foreign military men who committed treasonous acts. |
Tejanos | Texas settlers of Spanish or Mexican decent. |
Corpus Christi de la Isleta | First mission in Texas built near present day El Paso in 1682. |
Revolution | uprising or revolt against the government. |
San Francisco de los Tejas | mission built by the Spanish in East Texas to keep the French out. |
San Antonio de Bexar | mission built on the San Antonio River |
Republic | government in which the authority comes from the people. |
Spanish Colonial | period of time when the Spanish built settlements in Texas which included missions, towns, presidios, and ranches. |
Philip Nolan | came to Texas to steal wild mustangs from the Spanish. |
Dr. James Long | came to Texas to declare Texas independent from Spain. |
1821 | Mexico gains INDEPENDENCE from Spain. |
Marques de Rubi | Spanish officer who was sent by the Spanish government to investigate the need for missions in East Texas. |
Father Hidalgo | Priest who motivated citizens to stand up and fight for independence from Spain. |
Roman Catholic | religion that the Spanish brought to Texas and tried to teach the Indians. |