dians in Texas and they saw the Europeans as a potential political ally and a good trading partner. The Caddo Indians were strong enough to protect themselves from the surrounding hostile Indians while keeping order in the Caddo system. Jumano Indians:Jumano's are people who live from the land. Some Jumanos were farmers, while others of the Jumano tribe roamed the land looking for Buffalo. The farming group did have a social unit where single-units constructed huts in a village style format and did have a single chief rule over the village. The nomadic Jumano Indians became distant travelers to trade for essentials they did not have with the Pueblo (in New Mexico) or Caddo Indians (East Texas). There was no mention of religious beliefs stated in the book for the Jumano Indians. How equipped were they to deal with Europeans?The Jumano Indians seem to be the least prepared to deal with the Europeans. The tribe was divided into two groups the farmers and the hunters. The hunters being travelers traded with the Caddo’s and Pueblo’s. This tribe asked for help in learning the Spanish religious ways, “Lady in Blue,” and desired protection for their Comanche aggressors. (2) What forces shaped the character of the Spanish who came to Texas? The forces that shaped the character of the Spanish can be seen in the influences of the troubled times the Spaniards experienced by their conquerors by the Visigoths and eventually of the Moors. The earlier influence of the Spanish people was a melting pot of Romans, Germans, and evolving Christen beliefs that penetrated the language, law, customs, and religious faith. However, when the Moors captured the Iberian Peninsula, they wanted change in this Spanish region and that change was to convert the Spaniards to Moslem beliefs. In an effort to oust the Moors and conquer the "motherland" in the middle ages, the Spanish people developed a cultural change that would lead ...
