1. Spanish Colonial Period
By: Erika Liebel

2. Timeline
st Texas Mission Established, Corpus Christi De La Ysleta – El Paso, Texas
1718 Founding of San Antonio
1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain

3. El Paso Missions
El Paso Mission Trail

4. The First Mission in Texas
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Outside
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Inside

5. San Antonio Missions
Lone Star Junction

6. Spanish Mission System
Built near water sources
Fertile/flat land with trees
Peaceful tribes
American Indians used as slaves
The primary purpose for missions was to convert American Indians to Catholicism

7. Successes of the Mission System
Farming techniques spread
Spread Spanish Culture
Spread Spanish Language
Transportation Routes
Camino Real

8. Failures of the Mission System
Did not adequately populate Texas
Spread disease
Conflicts with American Indians (nomadic)

9. Legacy of the Mission System
Spanish language
Place names
Spanish culture
Spanish architecture
Spread of Catholicism

10. Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga
Nacodoches Mission
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga

11. Los Adaes Mission
Texas Beyond History

12. Goliad
Texas Tripper

13. Settlements
Texas Almanac

14. Individuals

15. Fray Damián Massonett
Catholic church official who asked and received permission to found the first Spanish Mission in east Texas – San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690.

16. Antonio Margil de Jesús
They called me the “Apostle of New Spain and Texas”. I founded the most successful mission in San Antonio – Mission de San Jose Y San Miguel de Aguayo.

17. Francisco Hidalgo
I was a Franciscan missionary who advocated for the early missions and American Indians. I tried to reestablish the missions after their closure by the Spanish government.

18. Jose de Escandón
I was known as the 1st Count of Sierra Gorda. I served as Governor of Nuevo Santander, New Spain where I was charged with murdering Indians and taking slaves. I was a businessman and statesman during the 18th century.

19. Spanish Influence in Texas
Place names
El Paso, Amarillo, Rio Grande, San Antonio
Holiday names
Dia de los Muertos, Cinco de Mayo
Cattle Industry
Catholicism
Spanish Architecture
Spanish foods
Rice, watermelon, sugar cane, carrots

20. The End