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FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
From 1748 to 1755, Jose de Escandon, the Spanish expedition leader, settled more than 20 towns and villages along the ____ and other areas of New Spain. His colonies included not only towns and settlements, but also ____ which would attract people from neighboring provinces. Which terms best complete the paragraph above?
A
Mississippi River ____ cattle ranching haciendas
B
Rio Grande River ____ cattle ranching haciendas
C
Rio Grande River ____ Catholic missions
D
Gulf of Mexico ____ Catholic missions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first Spanish-speaking settlers established a mission and presidio (fort) around the San Antonio River in 1718. The first settlement, called the Villa de Bexar, was little more than civilian housing for families of soldiers stationed at the presidio.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jose de Escandon. From 1748 to 1755, the Spanish expedition leader settled more than 20 towns and villages along the Rio Grande and other areas of New Spain, including the colony of Santander. For his efforts, he has been called the “father of the lower Rio Grande Valley. McAllen Library.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was founded by Father Antonio Margil de Jesus in 1720.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rubí reported that Spanish power was spread too thin in Texas to be effective. On the basis of that report, Spain closed most of the missions and presidios in Texas. By the 1770s, only those in the area of San Antonio and La Bahía remained.

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