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Question. What reasons did conquistadors have for exploration in the New World?. Spanish Missions in Georgia. What do you think of when you hear the word “MISSIONS”?. Spanish Missions. What were Spanish Missions?.

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  1. Question What reasons did conquistadors have for exploration in the New World?

  2. Spanish Missions in Georgia

  3. What do you think of when you hear the word “MISSIONS”?

  4. Spanish Missions

  5. What were Spanish Missions? • Spanish missions were created for the purpose of convertingnatives to the Catholic religion and for instructingthem in how they should behave as new Catholics.

  6. Where in Georgia were they?

  7. When were they there? • 1568-1684 in Georgia…to be exact So…from the mid 1500s - late 1600s

  8. The Spanish wanted to keep control of the land they claimed was theirs: Juan Ponce De Leon – 1513 Hernando De Soto - 1540 Why did the Spanish want missions in Georgia?

  9. - The French were the actually first to try to colonize the Southeast in 1562! Protestants of France ("Huguenots“) were rebelling against Catholics. The queen was determined to end the bloodshed and thought that a colony in the New World could serve as a safe place for the persecuted Huguenots as well as a base for raiding the treasure fleets of Spain. WasSpain the only country with claims for land that would become Georgia?

  10. These French settlements on land which Spain considered to be hers aroused Spanish ANGER! WasSpain the only country with claims for land that would become Georgia?

  11. Send in Pedro Menendez de Avilles!!! 1565 - Menendez established the city of St. Augustine (the oldest city in the United States!) 1566 - Menendez made a trip up Georgia’s coast, landed on the island of St. Catherines, & found an old Indian chief named Guale (pronounced "Wallie") with whom he made friends. Who was the first Spaniard to try and settle in Georgia?

  12. Leaving his nephew and a few other Spaniards there, he departed but returned a few weeks later with a group of 50 people to create a settlement. His agents in the new territory were priests and soldiers. Priest - converting the Indians to the Christian faith Soldiers - there to protect the mission Who was the first Spaniard to try and settle in Georgia?

  13. Many examples of violence between Spanish and Natives for the first 100 years of Spanish missions. One of the most famous examples of violence was in 1597 - Juanillo’s Rebellion This is one of the most well known events of Indian Resistance of European settlement. How did the Native Americans feel about settlers?

  14. "Juanillo's Rebellion."

  15. Juanillo’s Rebellion(Juanillo’s Revolt) Native Americans vs Spanish. • Juanillo was the chief of the Tolomato people in the Guale (Wallie) Chiefdom in Georgia. • Spanish had colonized in La Florida and were encroaching on the Chiefdom. • Missionaries forbid many Indian practices and traditions. This upset the Natives.

  16. Juanillo’s Rebellion(Juanillo’s Revolt) • Jaunillo killed a friar(holy man, missionary). • He encouraged other chiefs to kill missionaries settling on their land. • Juanillo was eventually killed by other Natives who supported the Spanish missionaries.

  17. Yamasee War Native Americans vs English There were other examples of Indian resistance to Europeans, including the Yamasee War.

  18. Yamasee War • Many Native American Tribes revolted against English for many reasons. • Reasons included: Land encroachment by Europeans Trading system abuse Indian slave trade Depletion of food Increased debt for Indians Increased wealth for settlers

  19. Yamasee War • Native Americans killed hundreds of settlers and destroyed settlements. • Settlers fled to more established colonies.

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