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Texas Missions

Texas Missions. Mission Locations. San Francisco de los Tejas. San Juan Bautista. East TX Missions. San Antonio de Valero. Los Adaes. San Xavier. San Saba San Saba. Corpus Christi de Ysleta. Established: 1682 Problems: Lack of support from Spain Lasting Results:

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Texas Missions

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  1. Texas Missions

  2. Mission Locations San Francisco de los Tejas San Juan Bautista East TX Missions San Antoniode Valero Los Adaes San Xavier San SabaSan Saba

  3. Corpus Christi de Ysleta Established: 1682 Problems: Lack of support from Spain Lasting Results: 1st permanent settlement of Europeans in TX Located a few miles from present-day El Paso

  4. The French… • 1682 – La Salle sails down & claims the Mississippi River for France. • 1685 – La Salle & colonists built Fort St. Louis in Texas. • 1st threat from France.

  5. San Francisco de los Tejas Established: 1690, by Father Massanet Problems: • Drought ruined crops • Disease killed Indians & Friars • Indians rejected Catholic religion & Spanish attempts to change their way of life. • France not a threat and mission cost too much money.

  6. San Francisco de los Tejas Lasting Results: • 1st attempt to settle East Texas. • Mission failed & Indians blamed Spanish for their problems. • Spaniards realized that a mission needed presidios & Spanish families. Back to Map

  7. San Juan Bautista “Mother of Texas Missions” • Established 1699 • Father Hidalgo & Diego Ramon-commander of Presidio at this mission • Flourished on the Rio Grande 2nd threat from France Back to Map

  8. East Texas Missions & Presidio Delores Many of these missions built under the leadership of St. Denis. • Nuestra Padre San Francisco de los Tejas (re-established) • Mission on Angelina River • Mission in present day Nacogdoches • Northwest Nacogdoches County • Natcitoches (Louisiana) • San Augustine

  9. East Texas Missions & Presidio Delores These missions are 500 miles from the nearest Spanish settlement! Built on the Neches River Back to Map

  10. San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio) Spain needed a settlement midway between New Spain and East Texas Date Established: 1718 http://www.mohicanpress.com/battles/ba02002.html

  11. San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio) Problems: • Indians traded w/ French • Some Spanish soldiers deserted army and went to French territory. • 1719 France & Spain go to war

  12. San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio) Lasting Results: • Heart of San Antonio today • Camino Real (Royal Highway) ran from San Juan Bautista through San Antonio to Nacogdoches (see pg. 125) • Largest mission settlement Back to Map

  13. Los Adaes 1719: France & Spain go to war 3rd threat from France – French soldiers seized a Spanish mission near Nacogdoches. Los Adaes established by Aguayo (Spanish governor of TX & Coahuila province)

  14. Los Adaes Established:1719 Problems: Mission located in Louisiana (near Natchitoches) *Louisiana is French territory. Lasting Results: First unofficial capital of TX

  15. La Bahia Established:1720, by Aguayo Problems: Fighting between France & Spain. Lasting Results: Modern-day Goliad Only presidio in western hemisphere Served the Karankawa Indians. Back to Map

  16. Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX

  17. Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX

  18. Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX Presidio La Bahia Courtyard

  19. Inside mission walls – cannon ramp

  20. C A N N O N

  21. San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo Established:1720 Established by Father Margil de Jesus One of the five Spanish missions in east Texas Back to Map

  22. San Xavier (3 missions) Established: 1748-1751 Problems: Comanche & Apache Raids, Drought,Small pox & Measles Lasting Results: Served the Tonkawas 2 missions abandoned; 1 moved closer to San Antonio Helped expand the road system. Near present-day Rockdale Back to Map

  23. San Saba Established: 1757 Problems: Indian raids; Mission destroyed by Comanches Apaches wouldn’t stay in mission – only visited Apaches wanted protection from the Comanches Lasting Results: Mission failed

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