Spanish Colonies on the Borderlands 3.5

Climate and Natural Resources (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California) People farmed in pueblos Native Americans farmed and built Deserts, humid lowlands, mountains, and highlands

How did geography determine how they made a living It was dry Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico not farmers There was tons of oil oil riggers tons of grassland herders <herder oil rig>

Role of Religion Roman Catholics missionaries key role Missions; priests Catholicism to Natives Father Eusebio Francisco Kino

Role of Religion (con.) the missions in Texas Spain began colonizing California 1769 Junipero Serra Presidios defended the missions

Difficulties Natives Americans harshly treated Rebellion; death not overworked and no control Rebellion; death

Interactions with Native Americans Native Americans: treated cruelly Native Americans lived at Spanish missionaries missionaries forced the Native Americans into labor punished harshly if disobeying missionary's rules Imprisoned, many kept in shackles and/or whipped

General Information of Interest Presidios- military posts Pueblos- civilian town public square in middle Borderlands- meaning lands along a frontier The Spanish- mean to their workers work 5-8 hours a day 5-6 days a week V Pueblo V (To be continued)

Junipero Serra- missions San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, 20 missions between 1769 and 1800 (Continued)

How did they govern themselves? The Casa( The House of Trade)- created the merchants’ guild, had the right to trade with the New World. Gradually lost power, some powers transferred to Ministry of Maine and the Indies. Council of the Indies- dealt with specialized problems

Role of Education Missionaries- the priests taught about Catholicism

Sources America: History of Our Nation Google Images Historicaltextarchive.com Scribd.com