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1680 ’S – 1760 ’S
The Spanish Missions
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Mission
Religious communitiesUsed to convert the
American Indians to Catholicism worship, speak English,
read, write, Spanish songs and dances, and farming
Built near riversMost built along the Rio
Grande or in East TexasMany Indians attacked
rather than change their culture
Schedule: 7am-8 am=religious
services 8am-6pm=work 6pm-7pm=prayers
and dinner
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Presidios
Military basesBuilt of adobe, stone and timberStockade-wall surrounding the fortProtected several missions from Indian
attacksSoldiers job- protect the mission and
supervise Indians
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Civil Settlements and ranchos
Provided products and services for missions and presidios
Well defined streets that led past homes and buildings
Ayuntamiento – governing councilAlcalde – mayor, sheriff, and judge
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The French in East Texas
1682 – French explorer La Salle sailed down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico Claimed all Mississippi lowlands for France Named the region “Louisiana” for King Louis XIV
In order to expand Louisiana, La Salle also claimed East Texas Shh…it’s a secret Matagorda Bay – Obese-ly Fat
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La Salle and Fort St. Louis
Established Fort St. Louis Small houses, fort, chapel with 8
cannons No supplies Attacks by Karankawa
La Salle murdered by his own men
Ended in disasterBut…
Gave France a claim to Texas Challenged Spain's empire north of the
Rio Grande
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Spain answers back
Hasinai = TejasAlonso de Leon and Father Massanet claimed East
Texas for SpainBuilt San Francisco de los Tejas to convert the
Tejas Droughts and floods ruin crops Deaths due to disease Tension amongst Spaniards and the Tejas Tejas did not want religious instruction
Spaniards burned mission to ground in 1693First Spanish mission in East Texas ended in
failure
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Spain in East Texas
Sent priests, soldiers and their wives, and civilians
Brought gifts for the TejasBuilt Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los
Tejas and five other missions Built Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Tejas
presidio
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Spanish in San Antonio
Needed missions in between East Texas and the Rio Grande
Martin de Alarcon (governor or Texas), in 1718, built a mission along the San Antonio River San Antonio de Valero-mission San Antonio de Bexar-presidio Villa de Bexar-civil settlement
Became the most successful missions in TexasNamed road between the East Texas, San
Antonio and the Rio Grande El Camino Real, or the Royal Road
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1718! 1718! 1718! 1718! 1718! 1718!
Martin de Alarcon established a mission and presidio at the site of present day San Antonio
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Examples of Spanish Influence in Texas
Catholic heritage
and missions
Routes of first Texas roads
Many Spanish
place names
Culture (architectu
re, art, food,
language, music)
Legal traditions
Cattle ranching traditions and terms