1. Spanish Missions in
Texas

2. Vocabulary Warm Up
For the next 2-3 minutes, independently draw a line to match the vocabulary word on your notes

3. 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.

4. Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics to convert the Indians.
Mission

5. Catholic
Only accepted religion for the Spanish during the exploration and colonizing periods.

6. Priest- Ordained minister of a church (ex: Catholic minister/ ‘Father’).

7. Friar- Member of a religious community of men living under vows to maintain a life devoted to God.

8. Presidio- military base (fort)

9. Missions in Texas
Why do you think missions were built in Texas? Write your answer in your own words in the spaces below.

10. What Do You Know?
What do you know about the city of…

12. Riverwalk
Downtown
Population
1,400,000 +
Coastal Plains

13. Alamodome

14. BUT back in 1718

15. Martin de Alarcon
“The best site in the world, with good & abundant irrigation water, rich lands for pasture, plentiful building stone, and excellent timber.”

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. San Jose
1720

19. San Juan
1731

20. Concepcion
1731

21. Espada
1731

23. How &
why it all
got started

24. European Expansion in North America
Reason:
European Expansion in North America

25. 1519 1682 1685 1690 1st Spanish mission built in West Texas: Yselta
French (La Salle) make claim to Texas
1st Spanish Mission built in
E. Texas:
San Francisco de los Tejas
Pineda maps Gulf Coast (Claims area)

26. BACK TO THE NOTES
See CAUSE and EFFECT boxes

27. 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

28. about 30
Missions in Texas

29. A few important Spanish Missions in Texas
Ysleta (Corpus Christi de la Ysleta)
San Francisco de los Tejas
San Antonio de Valero
La Bahia

30. Corpus Christi de la Isleta (Ysleta)
1st Mission built in West Texas (1682); Built for the Tigua Indians near present day El Paso

31. San Francisco de los Tejas
1st Mission in East Texas; Built for Tejas Indians (1690) by Fray (Father) Damian Massanet and Alonso de Leon, a Spanish governor.
San Francisco de los Tejas

32. San Antonio de Valero Governor of Texas Founder of San Antonio in 1718
Helped build San Antonio de Valero (later known as ‘the Alamo’)

33. La Bahia
Presidio & mission near Goliad.
(This becomes the site of the Goliad massacre where James Fannin & his troops are executed by Mexican forces.)

34. SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TX
Architecture
Art
Food
Language
Music
Vocabulary
Place Names
Celebrations/Activities

35. SPANISH INFLUENCE IN TX
Language
mosquito
lasso
pancho
Place Names
Uvalde
San Jacinto
Matagorda Bay
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
El Paso

36. SPANISH INFLUENCE
Celebrations/Activities

37. SPANISH INFLUENCE Architecture ARCHWAYS WOODEN CEILING BEAMS Spanish
Tile
TILE FLOORS
ARCHWAYS

38. SPANISH INFLUENCE
Vocabulary
VAQUERO
RODEO
RANCHO

39. Why Spanish Missions Failed
Many Indians were not interested in changing their ways….disease too
Lack of money from Spain.

40. Important Spaniards In Texas Colonization

41. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Spanish Franciscan priest
Founded several missions in East Texas.
-Nuestra Senora de los Dolores
-San Miguel de los Adaes
Franciscans- Friars; people who adhere to the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. Also applies to members who adhere to the Roman Catholic Church.

42. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Moved to San Antonio & founded San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo.
Most successful missionary

43. Jose de Escandon Military commander for Spain.
Governor of Nuevo Santander.

44. Jose de Escandon Led Spain’s expansion efforts in South Texas.
Founded over 20 towns & missions along the Rio Grande.
Known as the “Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley”

45. Fray Damian Massanet
Convinced the Viceroy of New Spain to colonize East Texas & try to convert the Caddoes to Catholicism.
1690 sent with Alonso De Leon, other priest & soldiers to build a mission.

46. San Francisco de los Tejas
Fray Damian Massanet
Helped build San Francisco de los Tejas.
Immediate results- many missions established
Lasting result- all missions he established failed.
San Francisco de los Tejas

47. Father Francisco Hidalgo
Priest at the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
San Francisco de los Tejas

48. Father Francisco Hidalgo
Tried to work with French priest to provide religious services to the local natives when Spanish priests weren’t available.
Caused the Spanish to be suspicious of possible French colonization.

49. More to come later…