FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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The extensive development of Spanish missions, presidios and settlements.
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Mapping the coastline of Texas
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Exploring Texas
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Searching for gold in Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Presidios were colonial frontier military settlements intended to secure and defend Spain’s claim to territories occupied by indigenous populations. The people managing the presidios were part of the Spanish effort to successfully develop, expand, and protect settlement in the American Southwest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Core historical themes Motivations for colonization: Spain’s colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish missions were explicitly established for the purpose of religious conversion and instruction in the Catholic faith. However, the mission system actually served as the primary means of integrating Indians into the political and economic structure of Florida’s colonial system.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first was San Antonio de Valero, which dated from the origins of the settlement. It was followed by San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción, San Juan Capistrano, and San Francisco de la Espada.