FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Spain received the report of the de Leon expedition.
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Native Americans requested that Massanet should come to East Texas.
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the French invited Massanet to build his mission.
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a flood wiped out the existing missions in East Texas.
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Detailed explanation-1: -1690 – Father Damian Massanet set up the first mission in East Texas called San Francisco de los Tejas. Father Francisco Hidalgo builds San Juan Bautista. Jose de Escandon founded Laredo and 20 other settlements near the Rio Grande.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Spanish mission in East Texas was founded in 1690 by Damián Massanet, a Spanish priest of the Franciscan order of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also called Fray Massanet or Father Massanet.
Detailed explanation-3: -1690: Father Damian Massanet established a mission at San Francisco de los Tejas. This mission is so significant because it was the first Spanish establishment in Teas and Damian Massanet became the first to start a Spanish mission in east Texas. This also marked the beginning of Spanish colonization of Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Why did Father Francisco Hidalgo ask for help from the French governor of Louisiana? He wanted to rebuild the mission at San Francisco de los Tejas. He hoped to convert a new group of native peoples.