USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -San Juan Bautista Mission was founded on St. John’s Day, June 24, 1699, on the Río de Sabinas, some twenty-five miles north of Lampazos, Nuevo León, Mexico, with 150 Indians of various Coahuiltecan bands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Over time, San Juan Bautista grew in size to include three missions, a presidio, and a town. Because of its strategic location, it served as a stopping point for groups traveling into the Texas interior. For this reason, it was given the name “The Gateway to Spanish Texas."

Detailed explanation-3: -SAN ANTONIO – Once considered the “gateway” to Texas, San Juan Bautista is known as the mother of all Texas missions. It was founded on Jan. 1, 1700, and was located in present-day Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico, about 35 miles from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Here in 1700 Spain established Mission San Juan Bautista and then several others. Presidio del Río Grande soon was added.

Detailed explanation-5: -False, San Juan Bautista’s location near the Rio Grande and important crossings into Texas made it a strategic location. What mission was near the Rio Grande known as the “Gateway to Spanish Texas.” Who was the missionary who asked the French to help build a mission among the Tejas?