FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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its location
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its size
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its wealth
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its large number of Native Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Weddle, Robert S. 1968 Mission San Juan Bautista, Gateway to Spanish Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin.
Detailed explanation-3: -San Juan Bautista is a former Spanish mission in San Juan Bautista, California. It was the 15th of California’s 21 missions. The mission is named for John the Baptist, a prophet from the time of Jesus Christ. Mission San Juan Bautista has been known as the Mission of Music almost since its founding.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tejano Moments: San Juan Bautista Mission 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-5: -The padre chose the area because of its proximity to a large American Indian population, and soon over 1, 200 native people were living, working, and worshiping at the San Juan Bautista Mission.