FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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It served as a stopping point for groups traveling into the Texas interior. Named the “Gateway to Spanish Texas".
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East Texas Mission which failed.
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Natives rejected the Catholic Mission.
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Natives became disinterested and got sick with European Diseases.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why? 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: -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-3: -The site of Mission San Juan Bautista was chosen for founding of the sixteenth mission on June 24, 1797, because it promised an “abundant harvest of souls” in the fertile San Juan Valley.
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: -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.