Spanish Missions in Texas
Vocabulary Mission- Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics to convert Indians. Presidio- military outpost (fort). Friar- Member of a religious community of men living vows to maintain a life devoted to serving God. Priest- Ordained minister of a church (ex: a Catholic minister/ ‘Father’). Catholic- Only accepted religion for the Spanish during the exploration and colonization periods.
Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics to convert the Indians. Mission
Catholic Only accepted religion for the Spanish during the exploration and colonizing periods.
Priest- Ordained minister of a church (ex: Catholic minister/ ‘Father’).
Friar- Member of a religious community of men living under vows to maintain a life devoted to God.
Presidio- military base (fort).
Riverwalk Downtown Population 1,400,000 + Coastal Plains
Alamodome
but back in the 1718
Martin de Alarcon “The best site in the world, with good & abundant irrigation water, rich lands for pasture, plentiful building stone, and excellent timber.”
Saint Anthony San Antonio (est. 1718) The city was named for St. Anthony, whose feast day is on June 13, when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area.
San Antonio de Valero ‘Alamo’ 1718 1803: * La Segunda Compania Volante de San Carlos de Parras (Alamo de Parras), a company of one hundred Spanish Colonial mounted lancers, arrives in San Antonio to bolster the local garrison and provide increased protection from Indians, reduce theft of livestock, and curtail smuggling. The Alamo de Parras company, who were originally from the Coahuilan pueblo of San Jose y Santiago del Alamo de Parras, stayed in San Antonio for 32 years, and gave their name to the former Mission de Valero - the Alamo - where they resided with their families. Many later settled in the area of San Antonio now known as La Villita.
San Jose 1720
San Juan 1731
Concepcion 1731
Espada 1731
How & why it all got started
European Expansion in North America Reason: European Expansion in North America
Fort St. Louis La Salle explored the Mississippi River First French settlement built in Texas 1685-1688
1519 1682 1685 1690 1st Spanish mission built in W. Texas French make claim to Texas 1st Spanish Mission built in E. Texas Pineda maps Gulf Coast (Claim area)
French built Ft. St. Louis to establish France’s claim to Texas CAUSE EFFECT French built Ft. St. Louis to establish France’s claim to Texas Spanish build missions to protect area from the French & bring Catholic religion & Spanish culture to the Indians
@ 30 Missions in Texas
A few important Spanish Missions in Texas Ysleta (Corpus Christi de la Isleta) San Francisco de los Tejas San Antonio de Valero La Bahia
Corpus Christi de la Isleta (Ysleta) 1st Mission built in West Texas (1682); Built for the Tigua Indians near present day El Paso
San Francisco de los Tejas 1st Mission in East Texas; Built for Tejas Indians (1690) by Father Damian Massanet and Alonso de Leon, a Spanish governor. San Francisco de los Tejas
San Antonio de Valero Governor of Texas Founder of San Antonio in 1718 Helped build San Antonio de Valero
La Bahia Presidio & mission near Goliad. (This becomes the site of the Goliad massacre where James Fannin & his troops are executed by Mexican forces.)
Antonio Margil de Jesus Established missions in East Texas by bringing families & introducing a large amount of livestock to Texas. Francisco Hidalgo Worked with the Tejas Indians & wanted to go back & build many more missions in East Texas. Jose de Escondon Early Spanish colonizer who built towns & missions & is known as the “Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley”
SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TX Architecture Art Food Language Music Vocabulary Place Names Celebrations/Activities
SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TX Language mosquito lasso pancho Place Names Uvalde San Jacinto Matagorda Bay Amarillo Corpus Christi El Paso
SPANISH INFLUENCE Celebrations/Activities
SPANISH INFLUENCE Architecture ARCHWAYS WOODEN CEILING BEAMS Spanish Tile TILE FLOORS ARCHWAYS
SPANISH INFLUENCE Vocabulary VAQUERO RODEO RANCHO
Why Spanish Missions Failed Many Indians were not interested in changing their ways. Lack of money from Spain.