FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Father Damian Massanet
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Jose de Escandon
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Antonio Margil de Jesus
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Francisco Hidalgo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Francis – the Franciscans-and were placed in lands that had been home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The missionaries hoped to spread Christianity and the Spanish culture to native groups.
Detailed explanation-2: -The true founder of not only the mission but also the presidio and villa was a Franciscan, Friar Antonio Olivares.
Detailed explanation-3: -Massanet spent several years building missions in Mexico. Then, in 1690, he accompanied General Alonso De León, governor of the state of Coahuila, to establish a Spanish presence in Texas. In that year, Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was founded near the Neches River.
Detailed explanation-4: -In May of that year Massanet founded the Spanish mission San Francisco de los Tejas, near what is now Augusta, Texas, in order to convert local Indians of the Hasinai (Tejas) confederacy to Christianity.