Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule
• When Mexico gained independence from
Spain in 1832, Texas was part of the new
country. ⇓
• San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches
were the only settlements in the interior
of Texas. ⇓
• San Antonio, the capital, had 2,000
people, and Goliad and Nacogdoches
had been mostly abandoned. ⇓
• A few settlements existed along Texas’s
borders.
(pages 150–151)
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule (cont.)
• Laredo, on the lower Rio Grande, was a
ranching center, and some settlers lived
in Ysleta. ⇓
• Some Anglo Americans from Arkansas
had settled along the Red River in
northern Texas. ⇓
• Large stretches of northern and western
Texas lay unoccupied or controlled by
Native Americans.
(pages 150–151)
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Spanish Neglect
• Few Spanish settlers came to Texas
because there was no gold, land was
more fertile elsewhere, and Native
Americans were unfriendly or indifferent. ⇓
• Mexico City offered universities, artists,
and physicians, and it was renowned for
its advances in law politics, military, and
the church. ⇓
• Ambitious men moved to the more
sophisticated and developed Mexico City,
which claimed all the comforts of civilized
societies.
(pages 151–152)
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Spanish Neglect (cont.)
• Spanish authorities neglected the province
of Texas, where food supplies for troops
and maintenance funds were low.
(pages 151–152)
Spanish Legacy
• Spanish influence in Texas includes
mapping and exploring the territory made
by Native Americans and giving places
Spanish names. ⇓
• Spaniards laid out the first roads. The
best known was El Camino Real, or
King’s Highway, later known as Old San
Antonio Road. ⇓
• Another road was the Atascocita Road
connecting Texas to Louisiana. ⇓
• Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle,
sheep, and pigs to the area.
(page 153)
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Spanish Legacy (cont.)
• Texans adopted Spanish ranching
methods and special terms, such as
lariats and chaps. ⇓
• Texas settlers adapted these customs,
forming the beginning of Tejano culture. ⇓
• Many Spanish settlers remained in Texas
after it achieved independence, and
others immigrated from Mexico later.
(page 153)
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Checking for Understanding
Using Key Terms Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms.
1. A _________
vaquero is a cowhand.
2. A _________
is a long, light rope (as of hemp
lariat
or leather) used with a running noose to catch
livestock, or without the noose to tether grazing
animals.
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule
• When Mexico gained independence from
Spain in 1832, Texas was part of the new
country. ⇓
• San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches
were the only settlements in the interior
of Texas. ⇓
• San Antonio, the capital, had 2,000
people, and Goliad and Nacogdoches
had been mostly abandoned. ⇓
• A few settlements existed along Texas’s
borders.
(pages 150–151)
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule (cont.)
• Laredo, on the lower Rio Grande, was a
ranching center, and some settlers lived
in Ysleta. ⇓
• Some Anglo Americans from Arkansas
had settled along the Red River in
northern Texas. ⇓
• Large stretches of northern and western
Texas lay unoccupied or controlled by
Native Americans.
(pages 150–151)
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Spanish Neglect
• Few Spanish settlers came to Texas
because there was no gold, land was
more fertile elsewhere, and Native
Americans were unfriendly or indifferent. ⇓
• Mexico City offered universities, artists,
and physicians, and it was renowned for
its advances in law politics, military, and
the church. ⇓
• Ambitious men moved to the more
sophisticated and developed Mexico City,
which claimed all the comforts of civilized
societies.
(pages 151–152)
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Spanish Neglect (cont.)
• Spanish authorities neglected the province
of Texas, where food supplies for troops
and maintenance funds were low.
(pages 151–152)
Spanish Legacy
• Spanish influence in Texas includes
mapping and exploring the territory made
by Native Americans and giving places
Spanish names. ⇓
• Spaniards laid out the first roads. The
best known was El Camino Real, or
King’s Highway, later known as Old San
Antonio Road. ⇓
• Another road was the Atascocita Road
connecting Texas to Louisiana. ⇓
• Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle,
sheep, and pigs to the area.
(page 153)
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Spanish Legacy (cont.)
• Texans adopted Spanish ranching
methods and special terms, such as
lariats and chaps. ⇓
• Texas settlers adapted these customs,
forming the beginning of Tejano culture. ⇓
• Many Spanish settlers remained in Texas
after it achieved independence, and
others immigrated from Mexico later.
(page 153)
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Checking for Understanding
Using Key Terms Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms.
1. A _________
vaquero is a cowhand.
2. A _________
is a long, light rope (as of hemp
lariat
or leather) used with a running noose to catch
livestock, or without the noose to tether grazing
animals.
Click the mouse button or press the
Space Bar to display the answers.
Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule
• When Mexico gained independence from
Spain in 1832, Texas was part of the new
country. ⇓
• San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches
were the only settlements in the interior
of Texas. ⇓
• San Antonio, the capital, had 2,000
people, and Goliad and Nacogdoches
had been mostly abandoned. ⇓
• A few settlements existed along Texas’s
borders.
(pages 150–151)
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule (cont.)
• Laredo, on the lower Rio Grande, was a
ranching center, and some settlers lived
in Ysleta. ⇓
• Some Anglo Americans from Arkansas
had settled along the Red River in
northern Texas. ⇓
• Large stretches of northern and western
Texas lay unoccupied or controlled by
Native Americans.
(pages 150–151)
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Spanish Neglect
• Few Spanish settlers came to Texas
because there was no gold, land was
more fertile elsewhere, and Native
Americans were unfriendly or indifferent. ⇓
• Mexico City offered universities, artists,
and physicians, and it was renowned for
its advances in law politics, military, and
the church. ⇓
• Ambitious men moved to the more
sophisticated and developed Mexico City,
which claimed all the comforts of civilized
societies.
(pages 151–152)
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Spanish Neglect (cont.)
• Spanish authorities neglected the province
of Texas, where food supplies for troops
and maintenance funds were low.
(pages 151–152)
Spanish Legacy
• Spanish influence in Texas includes
mapping and exploring the territory made
by Native Americans and giving places
Spanish names. ⇓
• Spaniards laid out the first roads. The
best known was El Camino Real, or
King’s Highway, later known as Old San
Antonio Road. ⇓
• Another road was the Atascocita Road
connecting Texas to Louisiana. ⇓
• Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle,
sheep, and pigs to the area.
(page 153)
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Spanish Legacy (cont.)
• Texans adopted Spanish ranching
methods and special terms, such as
lariats and chaps. ⇓
• Texas settlers adapted these customs,
forming the beginning of Tejano culture. ⇓
• Many Spanish settlers remained in Texas
after it achieved independence, and
others immigrated from Mexico later.
(page 153)
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Checking for Understanding
Using Key Terms Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms.
1. A _________
vaquero is a cowhand.
2. A _________
is a long, light rope (as of hemp
lariat
or leather) used with a running noose to catch
livestock, or without the noose to tether grazing
animals.
Click the mouse button or press the
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule
• When Mexico gained independence from
Spain in 1832, Texas was part of the new
country. ⇓
• San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches
were the only settlements in the interior
of Texas. ⇓
• San Antonio, the capital, had 2,000
people, and Goliad and Nacogdoches
had been mostly abandoned. ⇓
• A few settlements existed along Texas’s
borders.
(pages 150–151)
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule (cont.)
• Laredo, on the lower Rio Grande, was a
ranching center, and some settlers lived
in Ysleta. ⇓
• Some Anglo Americans from Arkansas
had settled along the Red River in
northern Texas. ⇓
• Large stretches of northern and western
Texas lay unoccupied or controlled by
Native Americans.
(pages 150–151)
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Spanish Neglect
• Few Spanish settlers came to Texas
because there was no gold, land was
more fertile elsewhere, and Native
Americans were unfriendly or indifferent. ⇓
• Mexico City offered universities, artists,
and physicians, and it was renowned for
its advances in law politics, military, and
the church. ⇓
• Ambitious men moved to the more
sophisticated and developed Mexico City,
which claimed all the comforts of civilized
societies.
(pages 151–152)
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Spanish Neglect (cont.)
• Spanish authorities neglected the province
of Texas, where food supplies for troops
and maintenance funds were low.
(pages 151–152)
Spanish Legacy
• Spanish influence in Texas includes
mapping and exploring the territory made
by Native Americans and giving places
Spanish names. ⇓
• Spaniards laid out the first roads. The
best known was El Camino Real, or
King’s Highway, later known as Old San
Antonio Road. ⇓
• Another road was the Atascocita Road
connecting Texas to Louisiana. ⇓
• Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle,
sheep, and pigs to the area.
(page 153)
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Spanish Legacy (cont.)
• Texans adopted Spanish ranching
methods and special terms, such as
lariats and chaps. ⇓
• Texas settlers adapted these customs,
forming the beginning of Tejano culture. ⇓
• Many Spanish settlers remained in Texas
after it achieved independence, and
others immigrated from Mexico later.
(page 153)
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Checking for Understanding
Using Key Terms Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms.
1. A _________
vaquero is a cowhand.
2. A _________
is a long, light rope (as of hemp
lariat
or leather) used with a running noose to catch
livestock, or without the noose to tether grazing
animals.
Click the mouse button or press the
Space Bar to display the answers.
Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule
• When Mexico gained independence from
Spain in 1832, Texas was part of the new
country. ⇓
• San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches
were the only settlements in the interior
of Texas. ⇓
• San Antonio, the capital, had 2,000
people, and Goliad and Nacogdoches
had been mostly abandoned. ⇓
• A few settlements existed along Texas’s
borders.
(pages 150–151)
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Texas at the End of Spain’s Rule (cont.)
• Laredo, on the lower Rio Grande, was a
ranching center, and some settlers lived
in Ysleta. ⇓
• Some Anglo Americans from Arkansas
had settled along the Red River in
northern Texas. ⇓
• Large stretches of northern and western
Texas lay unoccupied or controlled by
Native Americans.
(pages 150–151)
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Spanish Neglect
• Few Spanish settlers came to Texas
because there was no gold, land was
more fertile elsewhere, and Native
Americans were unfriendly or indifferent. ⇓
• Mexico City offered universities, artists,
and physicians, and it was renowned for
its advances in law politics, military, and
the church. ⇓
• Ambitious men moved to the more
sophisticated and developed Mexico City,
which claimed all the comforts of civilized
societies.
(pages 151–152)
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Spanish Neglect (cont.)
• Spanish authorities neglected the province
of Texas, where food supplies for troops
and maintenance funds were low.
(pages 151–152)
Spanish Legacy
• Spanish influence in Texas includes
mapping and exploring the territory made
by Native Americans and giving places
Spanish names. ⇓
• Spaniards laid out the first roads. The
best known was El Camino Real, or
King’s Highway, later known as Old San
Antonio Road. ⇓
• Another road was the Atascocita Road
connecting Texas to Louisiana. ⇓
• Spanish settlers brought horses, cattle,
sheep, and pigs to the area.
(page 153)
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Spanish Legacy (cont.)
• Texans adopted Spanish ranching
methods and special terms, such as
lariats and chaps. ⇓
• Texas settlers adapted these customs,
forming the beginning of Tejano culture. ⇓
• Many Spanish settlers remained in Texas
after it achieved independence, and
others immigrated from Mexico later.
(page 153)
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Checking for Understanding
Using Key Terms Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms.
1. A _________
vaquero is a cowhand.
2. A _________
is a long, light rope (as of hemp
lariat
or leather) used with a running noose to catch
livestock, or without the noose to tether grazing
animals.
Click the mouse button or press the
Space Bar to display the answers.