1. Unit 4: Spanish Colonial
7th Grade Humanities

2. Spanish Colonial Timeline
1772
Efforts to Christianize the Native Americans fails.
San Antonio, the largest settlement becomes the capital.
1682
Spaniards establish the first Texas mission at Corpus Cristi de la Ysleta.
1716
Spanish establish six missions and one presidio in East Texas.
1718
Founding of San Antonio.
Mission San Antonio de Valero
(The Alamo)
is founded.
1690
Father Damian Massanet sets up the first Spanish mission in East Texas.

3. Unit 4 Key Vocabulary
Civil Settlements- a village made up of people who were neither priests or soldiers
Colonization- claim for and control by a distant nation
Mission- a settlement to spread Christianity to the people of the area
Missionary- one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country
Presidio- a Spanish military outpost or fort

4. Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Built in 1731

5. Who’s who Fray Damian Massanet A Catholic church official
Convinced the viceory of New Spain to colonize East Texas and convert the Caddoes to Catholicism
Founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Due to a lack of interest by the Native Americans to convert to Catholicism and many dying from disease the mission was abandoned.
Helped colonize the “Land of the Tejas” along the Neches River
Mission Santa Maria

6. Father Francisco Hidalgo
Who’s who…….
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Spanish Missionary
Priest at Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Contacted French Catholic priests to provide religious services to the local native people when Spanish preists aren’t available
Caused Spanish to be suspicious of French colonization

7. Who’s who…….. Jose de Escandon
Military commander and governor of Nuevo Santander (present-day Laredo)
Led Spain’s expansion effort in South Texas
Sent settlers, soldiers and priests to settle the lands between the Rio Grande and Nueces River establishing 15 missions, presidios, and settlements
Moved La Bahia mission and presidio from the Guadalupe River to the present-day Goliad
Jose de Escandon

8. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Who’s who…..
Spanish Franciscan priest
Founded several missions in East Texas including Nuestra Senorade los Dolores and San Miguel de los Adaes
Due to problems in East Texas, he moved to San Antonio and founded San Jose y San Miguek de Aguayo, one of the five missions in San Antonio today
Antonio Margil de Jesus

9. Spanish Influences on Texas
Place Names
Amarillo – In Spanish it means yellow. This was the color of the area soil and the beautiful wildflowers. Named by early settlers in this area.
Rio Grande – In Spanish it means “Big River”.
Most Texas rivers and landforms
Vocabulary
Vaquero – Spanish word for cowboy
Rodeo – A sport that is based on the skills of vaqueros
Religion
Roman Catholic
Architecture
Hacienda – Home
Presidio – Fort
Aceqias – Wells
Adobe – Brick
Arch – style of architecture
Food
Tortillas – Flat bread made of corn
Tamales – Dumpling made of corn, flour, and meat