1. Important Spaniards In Texas Colonization

2. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Spanish Franciscan priest
Founded several missions in East Texas.
-Nuestra Senora de los Dolores
-San Miguel de los Adaes
Franciscans- Friars; people who adhere to the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. Also applies to members who adhere to the Roman Catholic Church.

3. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Moved to San Antonio & founded San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo.
Most successful Texas mission

4. Jose de Escandon Military commander for Spain.
Governor of Nuevo Santander.

5. Jose de Escondon Led Spain’s expansion efforts in South Texas.
Founded over 20 towns & missions along the Rio Grande.
Known as the “Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley”

6. Damian Massanet
Convinced the Viceroy of New Spain to colonize East Texas & try to convert the Caddoes to Catholicism.
1690 sent with Alonso De Leon, other priest & soldiers to build a mission.

7. San Francisco de los Tejas
Damian Massanet
Helped build San Francisco de los Tejas.
Immediate results- many missions
Lasting result- all missions he established failed.
San Francisco de los Tejas

8. San Francisco de los Tejas
Francisco Hidalgo
Priest at the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
San Francisco de los Tejas

9. Francisco Hidalgo
Tried to work with French priest to provide religious services to the local natives when Spanish priests weren’t available.
Caused the Spanish to be suspicious of possible French colonization.

10. Memorization Mental Quiz
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Memorization Mental Quiz

11. Sample ‘Quiz’ BEFORE memorization associations
Who worked heavily with the Caddo Indians and helped to build San Francisco de los Tejas?
Who founded the mission of San Jose Y San Miguel de Aguayo, in San Antonio, the most successful of all missions?
Who was priest at San Francisco de los Tejas & tried to work with French priest in East Texas?
Who was a colonizer and the Governor of Nuevo Santader and was known as the “Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley?”

12. Memorization Associations
The three basic steps of the V&A technique are:
1. Use "substitute words" to break down complex concepts.
2. Use your imagination to create vivid mental images of the ideas.
3. Mentally associate the visual images you created to each other.

13. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Moved to San Antonio & founded San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo.
Most successful Texas mission

14. Jose de Escandon Jose = Joseph Joseph = the ‘Father’ of Jesus
Military commander for Spain.
Known as the “Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley”
Jose = Joseph
Joseph = the
‘Father’ of Jesus
Megalodon
Commands ‘Attacks’

15. San Francisco de los Tejas
Damian Massanet
Helped build San Francisco de los Tejas.
San Francisco de los Tejas

16. France Francisco Hidalgo
Tried to work with French priest to provide religious services to the local natives when Spanish priests weren’t available.
France

17. Sample ‘Quiz’ AFTER memorization associations
Who worked heavily with the Caddo Indians and helped to build San Francisco de los Tejas?
Who founded the mission of San Jose Y San Miguel de Aguayo, in San Antonio, the most successful of all missions?
Who was priest at San Francisco de los Tejas & tried to work with French priest in East Texas?
Who was a colonizer and the Governor of Nuevo Santader and was known as the “Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley?”

18. Daily Routine in a Spanish Mission
Wake up 5 a.m.
Have morning worship
Eat breakfast
Work for several hours (fields or craft)
Eat lunch & rest
Eat dinner
Have religious instruction
Enjoy some free time
Go to bed early

19. Quickwrite
Explain how the Spanish missions did/did not make a positive impact on Native Americans.
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