FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -T or F San Juan Bautista’s location near the Rio Grande and important crossings into Louisiana made it a strategic location. False, San Juan Bautista’s location near the Rio Grande and important crossings into Texas made it a strategic location.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish missions in Louisiana were religious outposts in Spanish Louisiana (La Luisiana) region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, located within the present-day U.S. states of Louisiana and East Texas. They were established by Spanish missionaries for Indian Reductions of the local Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spain’s expansion effort in South Texas was led by Count José de Escandón. In 1748 he set out with 3, 000 settlers, soldiers, and priests to settle the lands between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. In this area, Escandón established 15 missions. Escandon is known as the father of the Rio Grade missions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first permanent Spanish settlement within the boundaries of the state of Texas is believed to have been founded in 1682 by Fray Francisco Ayeta. The mission, Corpus Christi de la Ysleta del Sur, was located east of present day El Paso.