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Chapter 6: The Spanish Missions Section 4: War and Expansion
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Essential Question How did the Apaches respond to the Mission system?
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1719: War breaks out between France and Spain
The Aguayo Expedition 1719: War breaks out between France and Spain
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The Aguayo Expedition French soldiers from Natchitoches attack the Spanish mission, San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes Two Spaniards at the mission surrendered
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The Aguayo Expedition French gathered up supplies and raided the hen house One Spaniard escaped to a nearby mission
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The Aguayo Expedition Said French soldiers were marching on East Texas
Event will become known as the “Chicken War”
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The Aguayo Expedition The Spanish temporarily abandoned East Texas following the Chicken War.
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The Aguayo Expedition Viceroy ordered the Marques de San Miguel de Aguyayo, the governor of Coahuila, to reoccupy the missions 1721: The Spanish arrive and reoccupy the missions
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The Aguayo Expedition Aguayo meets with the French commander in the area, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis. The two agree to separate control of French Louisiana and Spanish Texas
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Expansion of settlement
The Aguayo Expedition Expansion of settlement Los Adaes (capital of Spanish Texas) La Bahia—mission & presidio built by Aguayo near Matagorda Bay
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Presidio La Bahia
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Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga Mission
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France and Spain at War Chicken War (June 1719) Spain abandons Texas
Aguayo Expedition Agreement to separate control of French Louisiana and Spanish Texas Spanish re-occupy East Texas Expansion of Settlement
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Clashes on the Frontier
American Indians attacked Spanish settlements during the 1730s and 1740s Spanish feared the Apache
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Clashes on the Frontier
Central Texas and San Antonio missions hit hard by raids Believed converting the Indians to Catholicism would bring more peaceful relations
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Clashes on the Frontier
The Franciscans begin setting up three missions along the San Gabriel River.
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Clashes on the Frontier
The Spaniards move the San Xavier missions and presidio to Santa Cruz de San Saba after a smallpox epidemic kills many of the mission Indians.
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Clashes on the Frontier
Spanish had little success converting the Indians About 2,000 American Indian enemies of the Apache attack and burn the Santa Cruz de San Sabá mission.
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Clashes on the Frontier
Mission never rebuilt Comanche and Apache will continue to resist the Spanish San Antonio and Rio Grande missions only successful settlements in Texas
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