Chapter 16, Sections 1,2.

The Spanish West and Southwest

Spanish Settlements in California

Presidio Mission

Tejanos

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

Revolutionaries fought for the independence of Mexico.

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo

Agustin de Iturbide

Californios

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

EmpresariosAgents contracted by Mexico to bring settlers to Texas

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

Mexico tries to put restrictions on settlers from the US.

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

Immigrants from the US feuded with the Mexican government.

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

In 1836 Texas declares itself independent from Mexico.

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