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Chapter 6 & 7 Review:
1. What were the three main reasons for Spain’s exploration into the new world (3-G’s)?
God, Gold, & Glory
2. What was the name of the first Spanish mission (located in present day El Paso)?
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
3. What was the name of the first Spanish mission located in East Texas?
San Francisco de los Tejas
4. What was the name of the unofficial boundary of Spanish Texas and French Louisiana?
The Arroyo Hondo
5. Gen. Simon Herrera and Gen. James Wilkinson came up with what agreement to solve the border dispute
between Spanish Texas and Louisiana?
The Neutral Ground Agreement
6. There neutral ground area that was a safe haven for outlaws was bordered by what bodies of water?
The Sabine River and the Arroyo Hondo.
7. What are the three provisions of the Adams Onis Treaty of 1819?
1. The Sabine River is established as the border between Spanish Texas and Louisiana
2. Spain cedes Florida to the United States.
3. United States gives up all claims to Texas.
8. In what year was the mission San Antonio de Valero and the presidio San Antonio de Bexar established?
1718
9. What is the present day name of the mission San Antonio de Valero?
The Alamo
10. Who established mission Los Adeas (the easternmost mission of Spanish Texas, became the capital of Spanish
Texas)?
Marge de San Miguel de Aguayo
11. Who was appointed “visitador general” by the King of Spain?
Marques de Rubi
12. What did the “visitador general” recommend to the King after his inspection of Spanish Texas?
All missions be abandoned except for San Antonio and Goliad; and the capital be moved from Los
Adaes to San Antonio.
13. What are the four types of settlements of colonists in Spanish Texas?
Missions, Town, Ranches, Presidios
14. Colonists who lived in pueblos or Spanish towns were called:
Pobladores
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15. Some towns people lived in a grass hut made of thatched roof with walls made of poles covered with clay or
mud called:
jacal
16. Did the missions and presidios strengthen Spain’s claim to Texas?
Yes, the mission system strengthened Spain’s claim to Texas.
17. What was the purpose of the Spanish missions?
To spread Christianity to the Native Texans, and to train the natives to become loyal subjects of the
Spanish crown and colonize Spanish Texas.
18. Was the mission system successful at converting the Native Texans to the Catholic faith?
The mission system was not successful at converting the Natives to Catholocism.
19. Define liberation:
Freedom
20. Define Filibuster:
An individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country.
21. Define Vaquero:
A Spanish cowboy
22. Define Lariat:
A rope used to catch cattle.
23. Who were the two filibusters who were killed contributing to the Mexican Revolution?
Philip Nolan and James Long
24. Many Spanish colonists traded with the French for things they needed for their survival, was trading with the
French legal?
No, it was illegal for Spanish citizens to trade with the French.
25. What was the name of the speech that sparked the Mexican War of Independence and what year was it given?
The “Grito de Dolores” or “Cry for Dolores”
26. Who was “The Father of Mexican Independence”?
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
27. In August of 1821, what treaty was signed establishing Mexico’s independence from Spain?
The Treaty of Cordoba in 1821 established Mexico’s independence from Spain.
28. List 5 examples of Spain’s influence on Texas:
Spain introduced cows, pigs, and horses in Texas along with ranching. The Spanish also introduced the
Spanish language and rodeos along with techniques still used by vaqueros or cowboys.