FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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they wanted to keep the French out of Texas
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they wanted to have slaves in Texas
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they wanted to keep the British out of Texas
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they wanted to continue to search for Cibola
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes. A third objective was to acculturate the natives to Spanish cultural norms so that they could move from mission status to parish status as full members of the congregation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although most of these missions fell short of their goal, several had relative success and grew into thriving settlements that are some of the state’s most important cities today. The famed Texas cattle industry was started by Spanish missionaries, who brought the first cattle from Mexico.