FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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It worked! Millions of natives became Christian
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The missions accomplished nothing good at all
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The mission system failed, but had a great impact on Texas.
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The mission system never really got started
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Detailed explanation-1: -There was simply too vast a space to be protected, too many Indians to be subjugated, and the costs would have been prohibitive. The mission system involved three major institutions-the mission itself, the presidio, and the pueblo.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the end, the mission system was not politically strong enough to protect the Native Americans against the growing power of ranchers and other business interests that sought control over mission lands and the manpower represented by the Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, the difficult geography, the weak missions, and hostile Indians were the main causes of the near failure of the Spanish colonies in Texas.