MISSIONS AND PRESIDIOS OF TEXAS

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MISSIONS AND PRESIDIOS OF TEXAS(Under spain)
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• MISSIONS
• were built by Spain to establish control of what
  is now Texas
• Spread Catholicism to the native population.
  (GOD, Gold, Glory)
• Populate Texas
• People living in the Missions were religious
  officials such as fathers, monks.
• PRESIDIOS military outpost built by Spain to
  protect the Missions.

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Legacy of Missions

• Established farming/ranching
• Spread the Spanish culture and language
• Difficulty converting Native Texans

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Names to know

• Francisco Hidalgo- advocate for missions and
  Indians attempted to reestablish missions in
  East Tx
• Damian Massanet- founded San Franciso de Los
  Tejas established 6 more missions
• Jose de Escandon- South Tx. Known as the Father
  of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
• Magril de Jesus- founded the most successful
  mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo

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Mapping the Missions
Native Americans Served
Date Founded and River
Official Name
Symbol
Were going to call it
Claim to Fame




½ point between Rio Grande/ other missions



Ysleta
1st permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas
Jumano and Tiguas
1682 Rio Grande
Corpus Christi de Ysleta
1st
Tejas Mission
1st Spanish mission after La Salle (East TX)
Caddos (Tejas)
1690 Neches
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Juan
Base for many expeditions who aimed to establish
missions Provided grain, cattle, horses
Coahuiltecans
San Juan Bautista
1700 Rio Grande
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Tonkawa Coahuiltecans
Valero (the Alamo)
San Antonio de Valero
Known as the Alamo
1718 San Antonio
San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
Tonkawa Coahuiltecans
1721 San Antonio
San Jose
Queen of the Missions, considered the Most
Beautiful (on the SA Mission Trail)
Karankawa
La Bahia
1722 Guadalupe
La Bahia del Espiritu Santo
First established on Ft. St. Louis site, then
moved (became Goliad)
San Saba de la Santa Cruz
San Saba (The Plains Mission)
Apache Comanche
The Plains Mission Apaches asked for the
mission to protect them from Comanches Failed
b/c Plains Indians were too independent
1757 San Saba
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Mission Corpus christi de la isleta 1682

• 1st permanent European settlement in Texas.
  Missions and Presidios were a way to hold on to
  territory claimed by Spain.

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san francisco de los tejas 1690

• 1st Spanish Mission built in East Texas.
• After the failure of the mission, Frances St.
  Denis expressed interest in trading with the
  natives of Texas, as a result, Spain began
  building new missions in Texas.

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San antonio de valero (alamo) 1718

• Built by Spain to be a half-way point between New
  Spain (what is now Mexico) and the missions of
  East Texas.

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PRESIDIO SAN ANTONIO de BEXAR 1718

• Built by the Spanish to protect San Antonio de
  Valero. (Alamo)

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Key Ysleta Tejas Mission
San Juan Bautista San Antonio de
Valero (the Alamo) San Jose La
Bahia San Saba Mission
1st
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1st
San Saba River
Neches River
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Guadalupe River
San Antonio River
Rio Grande
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Motives

• French

• Spanish

• LaSalle
• Interested in trading with the Natives in Tx.
• Explains why the French had a better relationship
  with the Natives
• The French just wanted to trade

• Colonized Tx. In order to control Texas
• Spanish wanted to control the land and its
  inhabitants

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JAMESTOWN 1607

• 1st permanent English settlement in the New
  World.
• Established by England for profit. (GOLD)

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PLYMOUTH 1620

• Plymouth, Massachussets was established by the
  Pilgrims who were seeking religious freedom in
  the New World. (GOD)
• Mayfower Compact- Set out laws and rules to be
  followed by settlers
• 1st form of representative government in the New
  World