USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the missions, however, failed due to diseases, native hostility, inner turmoil and flooding. During the establishment of a mission, work consisted of building houses and digging irrigation ditches. When Mission San Antonio de Valero was first built religious services were held in a hut.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the difficult geography, the weak missions, and hostile Indians were the main causes of the near failure of the Spanish colonies in Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Due to the hostility of the Native Americans, which resulted in the killing of several of the missionaries, the Jesuits withdrew from the mission field in La Florida in 1572. Franciscan friars entered into La Florida in 1573, but at first confined their activities to the immediate vicinity of St. Augustine.

Detailed explanation-4: -End of the Mission System By 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain. For several years, there was debate about what to do with the mission system. In 1833, the Mexican government passed a law that secularized and ended missions. California was part of Mexico during this time.