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3. The Spanish priest who first wanted to convert the Tejas to Christianity:
Father Massanet

4. Friar who wanted to re-open the East Texas Mission:
Father Hidalgo

5. Frenchman who started trading posts and married a Spanish woman:
Louis St. Denis

6. Texas Indian guide and interpreter:
Angelina

7. A person of European descent:
Anglo

8. A Spanish city council:
Ayuntamiento

9. Things some Spanish communities did for entertainment:
dances, horse races, holiday fairs

10. Duties of Spanish soldiers at Presidios:
Protecting missions,
Protecting settlements,
Scouting for intruders

11. A Spanish military outpost:
Presidio

12. French traders exchanged blankets, guns, and wine for:
Furs and Skins

13. The first Spanish settlement in Texas (near present-day El Paso)
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

14. Mission near present-day Goliad:
La Bahia

15. River bordering Texas and Louisiana (present-day border):
Sabine River

16. River near the San Juan Bautista mission:
Rio Grande

17. The mission now known as the Alamo:
Mission San Antonio de Valero

18. The boundary between French and Spanish settlements in East Texas
Arroyo Hondo

19. Where 15 families came from to increase the population of San Antonio:
The Canary Islands

20. The first Spanish settlement in EAST Texas:
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

21. The largest Spanish settlement in Texas:
San Antonio

22. Most Spanish missions were established in this part of Texas:
East Texas

23. Why did the Spanish want to establish missions in East Texas?
To keep the land from the French,
To spread Catholicism

24. Why did Spanish Missions fail to Christianize the Plains people (Apaches/Comanches)
The natives were too independent,
The missions lacked supplies,
The missions lacked people

25. The Tejas rejected the Catholic religion
Why did Father Massanet and the friars abandon San Francisco de los Tejas?
The Tejas rejected the Catholic religion

26. Why were the French interested in East Texas?
Trade with Native Americans

27. Why were most missions eventually abandoned?
Spanish claim on the land was firmly established already,
Native Americans rejected Catholicism

28. How was food provided for the Native Americans in the missions?
Farming,
The Native Americans were taught to prepare food

29. How would you characterize life for a Spanish soldier in Texas?
Difficult, Dangerous

30. How would you describe the site chosen for San Antonio?
Lots of water,
Lots of building stone,
Lots of trees,
Fertile Land

31. How did the Apaches and Comanches react to Spanish missions?
Raided missions,
Rejected Catholicism,
Stole horses

32. Sent soldiers to destroy it
How did the Spanish react when they learned of the French fort in East Texas?
Sent soldiers to destroy it