1. Vocabulary Purpose Daily life Who - Job
Mission – settlement to convert Natives into Spaniards
Presidio – built to protect the mission
Who - Job
Friar – Teach, Convert, Help
Soldier – Protect the mission
Natives – Learn, Work, Work, Work
Purpose
Protect Spanish claim on TX from the French
Convert Natives into Spaniards
Daily life
Natives were forced to give up their own culture and learn the Spanish ways.
Take a vow of silence (except during Spanish language lessons)
Learn and practice the Catholic religion only
Change their appearance (hair, clothes, take out piercings, remove tatoos)
Spanish jobs (ranching, cooking, cleaning, blacksmithing, carpentry)
They would be severely punished until they were willing to comply.

2. Spanish Colonial Era missions in Texas
In each area…
Bullet points:
missions
Important people
Interesting facts
success/failure and why
East TX Missions
Gen. de Leon & Fr. Massanet & Fr. Hidalgo
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Mission Santa Maria 
Far from supplies
Close to French
Advanced Natives
Disease
Angry Soldiers F R E N C h 1 2 3
San Antonio Missions
Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus opens San Jose Mission
1731 San Antonio de Bexar and Valero (ALAMO) 
½ way point
Close to supplies
Far from French
Needy Natives
Families
1682 Ysleta 
Close to existing settlements
New Spain
(Mexico)
Jose de Escandon builds 15 missions including La Bahia and the town of Laredo