Missions of Texas Vocabulary

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Spanish word for "Fort" or "Garrison". These were quickly built after Texas missions to Protect the Friars and Nuns helping to convert Native Texans to the Catholic faith.

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Presidio

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A Catholic priest or religious leader who came to the new world to bring the Catholic faith to the Native Texans. In Spain, this word meant "little brother" or "brother". In today's Catholic church, they might be called "Father" instead.

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Friar

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This Mission is sometimes called the "Mother" of all Texas Missions.  'She' was the first to be founded by Friar Hidalgo only 35 or so miles from the Rio Grande River.  "She" has a funny name for a mission that is called the Mother of all Missions because she is named after a guy...John the Baptist.  Options: The Alamo, San Juan Bautista, San Angelo, San Fernando Valley

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San Juan Bautista

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These were the people who SOLD goods to the people who were living inside the Missions, Presidios, settlements, and Ranches.  These people saw a need and found a way to make a business out of it. 

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Merchants

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The Indian and Spanish word that we get 'TEXAS' from was from the Hasinai (Has-in-eye) Tribe word that meant "Hello, Friend."  The Spanish would mark maps of the regions where these Indians lived and people just assumed that was what they called the entire area...so they called it Texas. 

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Tejas (Te-has)

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Main denomination of religion the Spanish tried to convert Natives to in Missions.

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Roman Catholic

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When a country has a Colony, or a new territory in a different country than it's King or Queen; the ruler might set up a ruler in that NEW Land who will ACT in the place of the King or Queen.  He or She is called this.  (You might have seen it in Star Wars movies).

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Viceroy

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Missionaries are People who work inside __________________.

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Missions

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Different groups or Tribes of Native Indians who worked together or spoke the same languages might have been called _____________________.  It also is used in a time of war when different countries are fighting on the same side against a common enemy. 

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Allies (Alliance)