Spanish Colonial Period By: Erika Liebel
Timeline 1682 1st Texas Mission Established, Corpus Christi De La Ysleta – El Paso, Texas 1718 Founding of San Antonio 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain
El Paso Missions El Paso Mission Trail
The First Mission in Texas Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Outside Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Inside
San Antonio Missions Lone Star Junction
Spanish Mission System Built near water sources Fertile/flat land with trees Peaceful tribes American Indians used as slaves The primary purpose for missions was to convert American Indians to Catholicism
Successes of the Mission System Farming techniques spread Spread Spanish Culture Spread Spanish Language Transportation Routes Camino Real
Failures of the Mission System Did not adequately populate Texas Spread disease Conflicts with American Indians (nomadic)
Legacy of the Mission System Spanish language Place names Spanish culture Spanish architecture Spread of Catholicism
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga Nacodoches Mission Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga
Los Adaes Mission Texas Beyond History
Goliad Texas Tripper
Settlements Texas Almanac
Individuals
Fray Damián Massonett Catholic church official who asked and received permission to found the first Spanish Mission in east Texas – San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690.
Antonio Margil de Jesús They called me the “Apostle of New Spain and Texas”. I founded the most successful mission in San Antonio – Mission de San Jose Y San Miguel de Aguayo.
Francisco Hidalgo I was a Franciscan missionary who advocated for the early missions and American Indians. I tried to reestablish the missions after their closure by the Spanish government.
Jose de Escandón I was known as the 1st Count of Sierra Gorda. I served as Governor of Nuevo Santander, New Spain where I was charged with murdering Indians and taking slaves. I was a businessman and statesman during the 18th century.
Spanish Influence in Texas Place names El Paso, Amarillo, Rio Grande, San Antonio Holiday names Dia de los Muertos, Cinco de Mayo Cattle Industry Catholicism Spanish Architecture Spanish foods Rice, watermelon, sugar cane, carrots
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