1. Spanish Settlers

2. Fray Damian Massanet 1690 Convinced Spanish to settle east Texas
Resulted in several east Texas missions
All were failures

3. Francisco Hidalgo Early 1700s Established San Francisco de los Tejas
After East Texas missions failed he contacted French priests to provide religion to NA
Caused Spain to be suspicious of French colonization

4. Antonio Margil de Jesus
Early 1700s
Established several east Texas missions
After east Texas missions failed, moved to San Antonio and established one of the five missions

5. Jose de Escandon 1750s Led Spain’s expansion efforts in south Texas
Area between Rio Grande and Nueces river
Moved La Bahia mission from Guadalupe river to Goliad

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