The Founding of San Antonio


Texas Studies European Exploration and Settlement The Founding of San Antonio
Students first brainstorm on images that represent San Antonio to them. Then they learn the history of San Antonio, with its five missions, presidio, and large civilian settlement. They create two timelines of the developments. Finally they apply what they learned in this case study to explain the role of the Spanish missions and presidios in colonizing and developing Texas.

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Overview

In this experience, students first brainstorm on images that represent San Antonio to them. Then they learn the history of San Antonio, with its five missions, presidio, and large civilian settlement. They create two timelines of the developments. Finally they apply what they learned in this case study to explain the role of the Spanish missions and presidios in colonizing and developing Texas.

If you have access to leveled readers about the early history of San Antonio, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience.

Estimated duration: 45-60 minutes

Vocabulary words:

  • complex
  • civilian
  • province

Objective

  • Use a case study to analyze the impact of Spanish settlements and missions on Texas colonization and development.


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A case study is a detailed examination of a single thing in order to understand a complex matter and to make generalizations. In this lesson, you will take a close look at how the Spanish settlements and missions in San Antonio affected the colonization of Texas. Then you will draw generalizations about how other Spanish settlements affected the colonization and development of Texas.

Objective

  • Use a case study to analyze the impact of Spanish settlements and missions on Texas colonization and development.


statue of pair of giant cowboy boots

Giant cowboy boots statue, which measures 35 feet tall and 33 feet long,
outside of North Star Mall in San Antonio


Upload an image of something that represents San Antonio to you.


Sample images may include the Alamo, the River Walk, Fiesta week, the San Antonio Spurs, the zoo and Brackenridge Park, Fiesta Texas or SeaWorld, the Tower of the Americas, the Witte Museum.


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