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Texas Missions :

Texas Missions :. The Basic Facts. A collaborative effort by 4 th grade teachers in Hays CISD. 2. What is a mission?. San Antonio National Historic Park 350 years of Texas History by Jim Jones. 3. Who lived in the missions?.

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Texas Missions :

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  1. Texas Missions: The Basic Facts A collaborative effort by 4th grade teachers in Hays CISD

  2. 2 What is a mission? • San Antonio National Historic Park • 350 years of Texas History by Jim Jones

  3. 3 Who lived in the missions? • Click here to read about: The People and Economics of the missions

  4. 4 Where were missions in Texas? • Map of missions in Texas • Pictures of various missions in Texas • San Antonio Mission Trail

  5. 5 When were missions built in Texas? • Timeline from 1519-1831 • The San Antonio Missions

  6. 6 Why were missions built in Texas? • Spain wanted land in Texas. France also wanted the same land. Spain established missions to protect their interests. They used native people they had converted to help them. • Spain hoped that the resources in the Americas would pay for their exploration and colonization throughout the world. • Spain wanted everyone to be a Catholic. Their goal was to convert the Native Americans to their way of worship and thinking. The churches in the missions served this function. • For more information, click here

  7. 7 What were the important parts of a mission? • Plan of Mission San Jose • The Acequia System • Espada Aqueduct • The Convento or friary • Presidio La Bahia

  8. 8 Learn more about the San Antonio Missions • Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion de Acuna • Mission San Jose y San Maguel de Aguayo • Mission San Juan Capistrano • Mission San Francisco de la Espada • Mission San Antonio de Valero

  9. 9 What were causes of missions to fail? • Secularization • Disease and overpopulation • Expense

  10. 10 Texas Missions Today • There were around 36 Spanish missions built in Texas during the 1600 and 1700s. Today only six of these missions still stand. None of them serve the same purpose as they did in the past. • The Alamo is the most famous of all the missions. It is now a museum dedicated to the most significant battle fought during the Texas Revolution. Inside the structure you can view many interesting artifacts from that time period. Over one million people visit the Alamo every year. • Missions San Jose, San Juan, Concepcion, and Espada are now used as Catholic churches. They are open to the public and run by the National Park Service. • Del Espiritu Nuestra Senora Santo de Zuniga mission serves as a museum in Goliad State Park.

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