| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Mission | A Spanish Religious outpost |
| Frontier | the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions. |
| Friar | a member of a catholic religious order |
| Lasso | a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc. |
| Ranch | an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions. |
| Alcalde | the cheif official of a spanish town |
| Ayuntamiento | a city council |
| Council | a group of advisors |
| Mestizos | a person of mixed blood, usually Spanish and Native American |
| Province | one district of a country |
| Vaquero | A cowhand (cowboy) |
| Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta | The first permanent European settelment in Texas near present-day El Paso |
| Mission San Francisco de los Tejas | First Spanish mission in EAST Texas. Its name comes from the Hasinai word meaning "friend". |
| Father Damian Massanet | Friar who established Mission San Fransico de los Tejas |
| Natichitoches | French trading post in Louisiana established by St. Denis |
| Mission San Juan Bautista | "Mother of Texas Missions," located on the Rio Grande near present-day Eagle Pass |
| Presidio San Antonio de Bexar | Established as a mid-way point to serve East Texas Settlements |
| Mission San Antonio de Valero | This mission housed the chapel known as the Alamo |
| Presidio Los Adaes | Presidio built in response to French intrusion in Texas |
| Mission La Bahia | Mission built by Aguayo near the ruins of Fort St. Louis |
| Mission San Saba | Mission built as a request from the Apaches who used it for protection. |
| They ultimately rejected mission life | How did the Tejas ultimately react to mission life? |
| To keep the French from settling in Texas | Why did the Spanish begin to settle in EAST Texas? |
| San Antonio, Goliad, Los Adaes and Nacogdoces | Name four important Spanish settlements in Texas in the 1700s. |
| Because of isolation and raids | Name two reasons why missions in West Texas failed. |
| They were unaccustomed to settled life | Why did natives refuse to stay at the missions? |
| Farmed and cared for their families | Besides protecting the missions and settlements what else did soldiers do? |
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