FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Texas missions were too far away from the rest of New Spain
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Natives did not want to be converted
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Diseases killed many of the Natives
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The natives were jealous of the Spanish religion and way of life
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are the reasons the missions failed to Christianize the plains people. The missions lacked supplies, The missions lacked people, and the natives were too independant.
Detailed explanation-2: -There was simply too vast a space to be protected, too many Indians to be subjugated, and the costs would have been prohibitive. The mission system involved three major institutions-the mission itself, the presidio, and the pueblo.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the end, the mission system was not politically strong enough to protect the Native Americans against the growing power of ranchers and other business interests that sought control over mission lands and the manpower represented by the Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -The general purpose of the missions was to “reduce” or congregate the often nomadic tribes into a settlement, convert them to Christianity, and teach them crafts and agricultural techniques.