Unit 4.1, Part 3 Notes:
Spanish Rule Ends in
Texas (p. 150-153)
Main Idea: After
independence from Spain,
Mexicans and Texas settlers
maintained cultural ties to
their places of origin.
How did the Spanish Colonial Era
Affect Texas?
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September 1821:
Mexico became
independent from
Spain. The province of
Texas was part of this
new country.
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Only three major
settlements—San
Antonio, Goliad (La
Bahia), and
Nacogdoches—stood
in Texas interior.
How did the Spanish Colonial Era
Affect Texas?
Mexico Flag 1821
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A few settlements
existed along Texas’s
borders. Many were
not considered a part
of Spanish Texas.
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Northern and Western
Texas lay unoccupied
or were controlled by
nomadic Indian tribes.
Why did Spain neglect to settle
Texas?
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No gold or silver to lure
fortune hunters and
adventurers to Texas.
Farmers and ranchers
preferred more fertile
areas of Mexico and
California.
Mexico City attracted
people for its advances
in art, law, politics,
military, and the
Church.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico
City
Why did Spain neglect to settle
Texas?
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Most Texas Indians
remained unfriendly
and had little to no
interest in Spanish
culture and religion.
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Food supplies for
troops and
maintenance funds
were low.
How did Spanish culture influence
Texas?
Spaniards mapped
and explored this
vast land.
 Spain built the first
roads over Indian
trails.
 Many cities, rivers,
and bays in Texas
have Spanish
names.
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Cities/Towns
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Spanish Legacy
San Antonio
El Paso
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Nacogdoches
San Augustine
Llano
Laredo
Seguin
Victoria
Cuero
San Angelo
Port Lavaca
San Felipe
San Marcos
Del Rio
Palacios
Mission
Rio Hondo
Bays/Island
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Padre Island
San Antonio
Bay
Matagorda
Bay
Corpus
Christi Bay
Galveston
Bay
Mountains
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Guadalupe
Mountains
Chisos
Mountains
Rivers
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Rio Grande
Brazos River
Nueces River
Pecos River
Trinity River
Neches River
Colorado
River
Leon River
Roads
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Atascocita
Road
El Camino
Real
San Antonio
Road
How did Spanish culture influence
Texas?
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Spanish settlers
brought horses,
cattle, sheep, and
pigs into Texas.
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Texans used the
Spanish ranching
system, with its
practices, methods,
and equipment
such as lariats and
chaps.
How did Spanish culture influence
Texas?
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Spanish vaqueros
made the first long
cattle drives from
South Texas to
markets in Louisiana.
Spanish customs were
adapted to frontier
conditions. These
adjustments formed a
distinct Tejano culture
that has continued in
the state to the
present day.