2. MISSIONS AND PRESIDIOS OF TEXAS (Under spain)

3. PRESIDIOS military outpost; built by Spain to protect the Missions.
were built by Spain to establish control of what is now Texas
Spread Catholicism to the native population. (GOD, Gold, Glory)
Populate Texas
People living in the Missions were religious officials such as fathers, monks.
PRESIDIOS military outpost; built by Spain to protect the Missions.

4. Legacy of Missions Established farming/ranching
Spread the Spanish culture and language
Difficulty converting Native Texans

5. Names to know
Francisco Hidalgo- advocate for missions and Indians; attempted to reestablish missions in East Tx
Damian Massanet- founded San Franciso de Los Tejas; established 6 more missions
Jose de Escandon- South Tx.; Known as the “Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley”
Magril de Jesus- founded the most successful mission” San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo”

6. Native Americans Served
Mapping the Missions
½ point between Rio Grande/ other missions
Official Name
We’re going to call it…
Symbol
Date Founded and River
Native Americans Served
Claim to Fame
Corpus Christi de Ysleta
Ysleta
1682
Rio Grande
Jumano and Tiguas
1st permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas
1st
San Francisco de los Tejas
Tejas Mission
1690
Neches
Caddos (Tejas)
1st Spanish mission after La Salle (East TX)
San Juan Bautista
San Juan
1700
Rio Grande
Coahuiltecans
Base for many expeditions who aimed to establish missions
Provided grain, cattle, horses
San Antonio de Valero
Valero
(the Alamo)
Tonkawa
Coahuiltecans
1718
San Antonio
Known as the Alamo
San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
San Jose
1721
San Antonio
Tonkawa
Coahuiltecans
“Queen of the Missions”, considered the Most Beautiful
(on the SA Mission Trail)
Karankawa
La Bahia del Espiritu Santo
La Bahia
1722
Guadalupe
First established on Ft. St. Louis site, then moved (became Goliad)
San Saba de la Santa Cruz
San Saba
(The Plains Mission)
Apache & Comanche
1757
San Saba
The Plains Mission – Apaches asked for the mission to protect them from Comanches – Failed b/c Plains Indians were too independent

7. Mission Corpus christi de la isleta 1682
1st permanent European settlement in Texas. Missions and Presidios were a way to hold on to territory claimed by Spain.

8. san francisco de los tejas 1690
1st Spanish Mission built in East Texas.
After the failure of the mission, France’s St. Denis expressed interest in trading with the natives of Texas, as a result, Spain began building new missions in Texas.

9. San antonio de valero (alamo) 1718
Built by Spain to be a half-way point between New Spain (what is now Mexico) and the missions of East Texas.

10. PRESIDIO SAN ANTONIO de BEXAR 1718
Built by the Spanish to protect San Antonio de Valero. (Alamo)

11. Key 1st ½ 1st ½ Ysleta Tejas Mission San Juan Bautista San Antonio de
Valero (the Alamo)
San Jose
La Bahia
San Saba Mission
1st
1st
San Saba River
Neches River
Guadalupe River
San Antonio River
Rio Grande

12. Motives French Spanish LaSalle
Interested in trading with the Natives in Tx.
Explains why the French had a better relationship with the Natives
The French just wanted to trade
Colonized Tx. In order to control Texas
Spanish wanted to control the land and its inhabitants

13. JAMESTOWN 1607 1st permanent English settlement in the New World.
Established by England for profit. $$$(GOLD)

14. PLYMOUTH 1620
Plymouth, Massachussets was established by the Pilgrims who were seeking religious freedom in the New World. (GOD)
Mayfower Compact- Set out laws and rules to be followed by settlers
1st form of representative government in the New World