Spanish Colonial Era Quizs

Missions, Presidios, Civilian Settlements/Villas, and Ranchos made up the Spanish _______________ _______________.

• mission system

• colonial framework

• settlement strategy

• military outpost

Spanish ranches built in the New World to make a profit from the cattle industry and support the missions.

• ranchos

• haciendas

• estancias

• fazendas

Some Spanish missions became permanent settlements that eventually became ______________________.

• Major Cities

• Small Towns

• Rural Areas

• Farming Communities

was mainly when SPAIN built SETTLEMENTS and COMMUNITIES in the NEW WORLD through the MISSION SYSTEM.

• Spanish Colonial Era

• French Colonial Period

• British Settlement Era

• Portuguese Exploration Age

Spanish villages built in the New World to support the missions and populate land claims

• settlements/villa

• fortresses

• trading posts

• plantations

The San Antonio de Valero became known as the ...

• Alamo

• Mission San Juan

• Mission Concepción

• Mission Espada

The Spaniards called the Caddo (Hasinai), Tejas, which means....

• Friend

• Enemy

• Stranger

• Companion

Spanish religious settlements built to spread Catholicism/Christianity

• missions

• forts

• colonies

• temples

Military commander who was nicknamed "the father of South Texas"

• Jose de Escandon

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Stephen F. Austin

• Zachary Taylor

Spanish Missions were built along which geographical feature?

• mountains

• deserts

• rivers

• lakes