USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish colonized Texas with missions, presidios, and villages.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Spanish colonists in Texas established four kinds of frontier settlements: missions, presidios, pueb-los, and ranchos.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the Alamo may be the most well-known, in the 18th century, Spanish priests established five additional Catholic missions: San Antonio de Valero, San José, Concepción, San Juan and Espada, all along the San Antonio River.