Chapter 6 vocab

3. A Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order
6. The most successful of the Spanish missions in Texas. Founded by Antonio Margil de Jesús (pg. 148)
8. A French trader sent to negotiate with the Spanish; also established a trading post on the Red River called Natchitoches.
9. 1st Spanish mission in East Texas. Built to convert the Hasanai (Caddo) people to Catholicism.
11. The original name of the mission, whose chapel later became known as “The Alamo”.
13. The mission and presidio built on the ruins of Fort St. Louis near Matagorda Bay; later moved to present-day Goliad.
14. A Spanish friar who wished to establish another mission in East Texas. When the Spanish government did not grant his request, he asked the French government, causing tension between the two governments.

1. A small unit of military force
2. Settlement built to keep a closer eye on nearby French settlements; became the unofficial Spanish capital of Texas in 1722.
4. A fort or military outpost
5. Known as “The Gateway to Spanish Texas” due to its location on the Rio Grande.
7. A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
10. A Catholic friar who established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas; the first mission in East Texas, for the Caddo tribe.
11. Governor of Coahuila y Tejas in 1719; sent to face the French threat in Texas. He built several important missions and settlements in Texas.
12. A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home