FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Presidios were built to house soldiers to launch attacks against the French
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European nations helped Spain protect itself from French interests in the Americas
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Spain built missions, presidios, towns to protect its claim to North American territory
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Spain wanted to extend its territory from the Pacific to the Atlantic
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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: -Which of the following best describes presidios? They served important social and economic functions as well as military ones.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -To protect the missions from attack, the Spanish built presidios, or military bases, near the missions. Soldiers in these forts were generally responsible for protecting several missions. Many soldiers brought their families with them to presidios, which later became centers of settlement in Texas.