Tuesday October 31, 2007 Daily Agenda Notes Chapter 4 Quiz No Quiz Today! Word Search, Crossword Due Today! Happy Halloween!
Open your textbook to p 74. Read Spain Reacts section “The Spanish had learned that they would need to pay more attention to Texas if they wanted to control it.” How could Spain control the land?
Ch 4 Section 1 Missions and Presidios What is a Mission? What did the Spanish hope to accomplish with the mission/presidio system? Did any succeed/fail?
Notes continued… Missions – settlements in Indian territory – Started by Friars (church leaders) – Taught Indians Christianity Language Customs Farming methods Hoped Indians would become loyal subjects of Spain = (Behave!!!)
Notes continued… Mission system had worked in Mexico Missions paid for by Spain, after farming was successful Missions would pay for themselves.
First Missions 1682 Corpus Christi de la Ysleta near El Paso Tigua Indians
San Francisco de los Tejas Established near present day Crockett, Texas. Caddo Indians Lasted 3 years Spanish gave Caddo diseases. Caddo thought disease was from baptism water. Caddo didn’t need Spanish, They were doing fine!
Los Adaes Near modern Texas/Louisiana border Help Spanish watch out for French French raided mission, finding nothing but chickens. Missionaries/Soldiers retreated back to San Antonio de Valero
San Antonio de Valero The most successful – Water – San Antonio River – Farming – Ranching
La Bahia 1721 Near present day Goliad Helped defend coast
Santa Cruz de San Saba Near Present-Day Menard Texas Built for Lipan Apaches Apaches would convert if Spanish would protect them from Comanche. Mission built in Comanche territory…Lipan wanted to start a war between Spanish and Comanche. Comanche attacked in 1758 and killed missionaries and burned down mission.
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Section 1 Review What is a Mission? What did the Spanish hope to accomplish with the mission/presidio system? Did any succeed/fail?