FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Empresarios brought settlers to Texas
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Europeans made first contact with the Native Texans
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Spanish built missions to settle Texas and convert the Indians
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Texans began to revolt against Mexico
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explore Texas by Historical ErasSpanish Colonial1689-1821by Katie Whitehurst. 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: -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-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: -The main goal of the California missions was to convert Native Americans into devoted Christians and Spanish citizens. Spain used mission work to influence the natives with cultural and religious instruction.