Chapter 6: The Spanish Missions Section 4: War and Expansion

Essential Question How did the Apaches respond to the Mission system?

1719: War breaks out between France and Spain The Aguayo Expedition 1719: War breaks out between France and Spain

The Aguayo Expedition French soldiers from Natchitoches attack the Spanish mission, San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes Two Spaniards at the mission surrendered

The Aguayo Expedition French gathered up supplies and raided the hen house One Spaniard escaped to a nearby mission

The Aguayo Expedition Said French soldiers were marching on East Texas Event will become known as the “Chicken War”

The Aguayo Expedition The Spanish temporarily abandoned East Texas following the Chicken War.

The Aguayo Expedition Viceroy ordered the Marques de San Miguel de Aguyayo, the governor of Coahuila, to reoccupy the missions 1721: The Spanish arrive and reoccupy the missions

The Aguayo Expedition Aguayo meets with the French commander in the area, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis. The two agree to separate control of French Louisiana and Spanish Texas

Expansion of settlement The Aguayo Expedition Expansion of settlement Los Adaes (capital of Spanish Texas) La Bahia—mission & presidio built by Aguayo near Matagorda Bay

Presidio La Bahia

Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga Mission

France and Spain at War Chicken War (June 1719) Spain abandons Texas Aguayo Expedition Agreement to separate control of French Louisiana and Spanish Texas Spanish re-occupy East Texas Expansion of Settlement

Clashes on the Frontier American Indians attacked Spanish settlements during the 1730s and 1740s Spanish feared the Apache

Clashes on the Frontier Central Texas and San Antonio missions hit hard by raids Believed converting the Indians to Catholicism would bring more peaceful relations

Clashes on the Frontier The Franciscans begin setting up three missions along the San Gabriel River.

Clashes on the Frontier The Spaniards move the San Xavier missions and presidio to Santa Cruz de San Saba after a smallpox epidemic kills many of the mission Indians.

Clashes on the Frontier Spanish had little success converting the Indians About 2,000 American Indian enemies of the Apache attack and burn the Santa Cruz de San Sabá mission.

Clashes on the Frontier Mission never rebuilt Comanche and Apache will continue to resist the Spanish San Antonio and Rio Grande missions only successful settlements in Texas