Hist 226 Test 1 - Ch. 3

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Reasons for Expansion

Back 1

Gold
God
Glory
"3 G's"

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Markets

Back 2

Spain was seeking new markets, riches, metals, and Aztec Empires.
Gold Mining in Texas

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Religious Expansion

Back 3

Friar were leaders that ran missions.
Purpose was to "soul win" or Christianize" convert indians.

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Glory

Back 4

For empire building, to expand. Territorial Land Grabbing

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Protection

Back 5

Spanish wants protection from other European empires.

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Expeditions

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Military/Govt sanctioned trips.
Dangers were dehydration, starvation, attack, and wild animals.

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Alonzo Pineda

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1519: Used a boat to explore Gulf Coast. Encountered Karankawa.
Failed to establish permanent settlement

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Alvar De Vaca

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1528: Most famous, explored Florida.
Was rescued after shipwrecked on Galveston and couldnt remember how to speak Spanish.

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Narvaez Expedition

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Led by Panfilo Narvaez.
Shipwrecked off Galveston Island
De Vaca and Estavancio and two others survive.

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Estavancio

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Slave on the Narvaez Expedition.
Considered first slave in Texas
Revered by Indians because he looks different

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Seven Cities of Cibolo

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Told by De Vaca. He claimed he saw cities of Gold. This re energized Spain

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Coronado

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1540: Was sent to find the cities of gold but failed at three locations
Arizona-New Mexico border
Panhandle - way to the north
Quivira - thought to be city of gold

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Hernando De Soto

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Goes to NE Texas, Dallas, Nacogdoches, Mississippi to find gold but fails
Dies in Mississippi

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Luis De Alvarado

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Takes commando after De Soto's death on quest to find gold

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Rio Grande - Spain

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Spain sees this land as valuable to establish missions and convert Indians

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Mission Corpus Christi de la Isleta

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First permanent European settlement in Texas (El Paso)

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Robert Cavelier de la Salle

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French Explorer. Traveled from Canada to Gulf Coast on the Mississippi River.
Ends up in Matagorda Bay
Establishes Fort. St Louis

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Robert Cavelier de la Salle 2

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Stops along the Mississippi and stakes claims in the name of France.
Establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay.
Spain feels threatened and immobilized.

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Fort St. Louis

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First French fort/post Established in the New World

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San Francisco de los Tejas

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Early French Mission in East Texas established by Father Damian Massanet

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Louis Juchereau de St. Denis

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Commissioned to go to the country of the Tejas, find Faher Hidalgo, and inaugurate a trading program with the Spaniards.
Setup fort at Natchitoches in 1713

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Spanish Response to French

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Now view Texas as valuable land for farming.
Build lots of military bases and develop lots of missions to try and take back control

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Mission San Antonio de Valero

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Later becomes the Alamo

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Laredo

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Huge settlement, on the border, along the river, trade, as big as New Orleans.
Has 15-20 Missions