FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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San Antonio de Valero
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Los Adaes
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San Francisco de los Tejas
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La Bahia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Escandon chose a location along the San Antonio River and established the Presidio at its present location in 1749. The Presidio La Bahia was fortified with six 8 lb cannons and armed with a garrison of men and horses. A chapel was also built which still exists today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Constructed in 1749 to protect the Spanish missions in South Texas, including the nearby Franciscan Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zuñiga, the Presidio de la Bahía is an outstanding example of a Spanish military compound.
Detailed explanation-3: -Presidio La Bahia is a fort, not a mission. The chapel was erected in the quadrangle for the sole use of the soldiers and Spanish settlers living in the town of La Bahia surrounding the fort.
Detailed explanation-4: -La Bahia was a village that was part of Spanish Texas. It was later renamed Goliad in honor of the patriot priest Miguel Hidalgo, the father of the Mexican War of Independence.