FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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wrote secret letter to French asking for help in reestablishing the missions in east Texas
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became wealthy using Indian slaves
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purposely burned down his mission
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founded the most successful mission
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Franciscan Priest who brought Spanish settlers to Texas in the 1600s and founded the first Spanish Mission in East Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1689 Massanet joined an exploring expedition to Texas led by Alonso De León, the governor of the Spanish province of Coahuila (in northern Mexico). The expedition’s aim was to locate and destroy settlements of the rival French and to find places to build Spanish missions.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1690, De León and Massanet founded the San Francisco de los Tejas Mission. The following year they began an offshoot, Santísimo Nombre de Maria, a few miles away. Domingo Teran de los Rios, appointed “Governor” of the province, crossed Texas bringing additional priests and supplies.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1682 Alonso DeLeon petitioned the viceroy of New Spain for a franchise to work salt deposits along the San Juan River, open trade with neighboring settlements, and search for mines.