Map of Mexico in 1777 What do you see that you recognize from a Texas map today? What do you see that looks different? List some words or names that you recognize? List some words or names that you do NOT recognize.
Native Americans Served Mapping the Missions Official Name We’re going to call it… Symbol Date Founded and River Native Americans Served Claim to Fame Corpus Christi de Ysleta Ysleta 1682 Rio Grande Jumano and Tiguas 1st permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas 1st San Francisco de los Tejas Tejas Mission 1690 Neches Caddos (Tejas) 1st Spanish mission after La Salle (East TX) San Juan Bautista San Juan 1700 Rio Grande Coahuiltecans ½ -way station between Mexico City and Missions of East Texas ½ San Antonio de Valero Valero (Alamo) Tonkawa Coahuiltecans Known as the Alamo 1718 San Antonio San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo “Queen of the Missions”, considered the Most Beautiful (on the SA Mission Trail) San Jose 1721 San Antonio Tonkawa Coahuiltecans Karankawa First established on Ft. St. Louis site, then moved (became Goliad) La Bahia del Espiritu Santo La Bahia 1722 Guadalupe 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
Key 1st ½ 1st ½ Ysleta Tejas Mission San Juan Bautista Valero (Alamo) San Jose La Bahia San Saba Mission 1st ½ 1st San Saba River Neches River ½ Guadalupe River San Antonio River Rio Grande
Native Americans Served Mapping the Missions Official Name We’re going to call it… Symbol Date Founded and River Native Americans Served Claim to Fame Corpus Christi de Ysleta Jumano and Tiguas 1st San Francisco de los Tejas 1690 Neches 1st Spanish mission after La Salle (East TX) San Juan Bautista San Juan Coahuiltecans ½ Valero (Alamo) Known as the Alamo 1718 San Antonio San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo “Queen of the Missions”, considered the Most Beautiful (on the SA Mission Trail) 1721 San Antonio Karankawa La Bahia del Espiritu Santo 1722 Guadalupe 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