Chapter 16, Sections 1,2. The Spanish West and Southwest.

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Chapter 16, Sections 1,2. The Spanish West and Southwest

Transcript of Chapter 16, Sections 1,2. The Spanish West and Southwest.

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Chapter 16, Sections 1,2.

The Spanish West and Southwest

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Spanish Settlements in California

Presidio Mission

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Tejanos

Threatened by the Comanche and Apache, Spain tried to attract settlers to the area now known as Texas.

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Revolutionaries fought for the independence of Mexico.

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo

Agustin de Iturbide

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Californios

• Spanish Settlers in California. Known for their generous hospitality and horsemanship.

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EmpresariosAgents contracted by Mexico to bring settlers to Texas

• Stephen Austin selected a colony site on the lower Colorado River

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Mexico tries to put restrictions on settlers from the US.

• Mexican leader General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana suspends the Mexican Constitution.

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Immigrants from the US feuded with the Mexican government.

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The Mexican Army destroys the “TX Volunteer Army” at the Alamo

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In 1836 Texas declares itself independent from Mexico.

Sam Houston defeats and captures Santa Anna at San Jacinto to win the war.