FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Spain establishing permanent settlements and missions in Texas
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France winning the struggle to colonize Texas
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Europeans searching for god, gold, and glory
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the four regions of Texas and Native Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish Colonial era in Texas began with a system of missions and presidios, designed to spread Christianity and to establish control over the region. The missions were managed by friars from the order of St.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1690 until 1821. The term “interior provinces” first appeared in 1712, as an expression meaning “far away” provinces. It was only in 1776 that a legal jurisdiction called “Interior Provinces” was created.
Detailed explanation-3: -Established between 1718 and 1731, these missions were built not only to spread the faith of the conquistadors, but also to serve multiple foreign policy objectives for the Spanish government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first Spanish-speaking settlers began to group around the San Antonio River in 1718 when the mission and presidio (fort) were established.