Spanish Expansion

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Spanish Expansion

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Spanish Expansion. Spain vs. France. Texas is a buffer between Spanish Mexico and French Louisiana. Alonzo de Leon. Expedition to find French settlements Priest meets Caddos – friendliness mistaken for eagerness to convert Established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Spanish Expansion

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Spain vs. France

• Texas is a buffer between Spanish Mexico and French Louisiana

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Alonzo de Leon

• Expedition to find French settlements

• Priest meets Caddos – friendliness mistaken for eagerness to convert

• Established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

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Failure of First Mission• Crops fail due to drought• Diseases killed natives• Natives became hostile,

didn’t like mission life• French not a threat• 1st mission abandoned

after 3 years• Spanish realized need for

military support and settlement

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Father Francisco Hidalgo• Request for new mission in East Texas– Baptized natives have a church to attend

• His request was denied by New Spain govt.• Invited French priests to help Texas natives

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St.Denis• The French accepted

Father Hidalgo’s request and sent St. Denis

• Helps reopen San Fransisco de los Tejas

• Established 6 missions in East Texas and LA by 1716

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Alamo• Presidio - a military post in areas under

Spanish control• Mission San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)

& presidio San Antonio de Bexar on San Antonio River

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Chicken War• War in Europe breaks

out (French v. Spanish)• French soldiers attack

mission• Leader tied chickens to

his saddle• Falls off• Captives get away

• Spaniards retreat Alamo• All Spanish abandoned

missions

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France loses

• Spanish return to East Texas• Build new missions and presidios• Spain firmly established in Texas

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East Texas Missions• Attacked by Apaches• Missions moved to San Antonio• Settlers came and established ranched in Rio

Grande valley

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Territory Grew• After French and Indian War– Spain gets French land west of Mississippi River

• Territory is too large to develop and defend• All missions in East Texas move to San Antonio