FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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they wanted to learn about the culture and religion of Spain
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they wanted Spanish protection from their Comanche enemies
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they wanted to attack and destroy a Spanish mission
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they wanted to sell their land to new Spanish settlers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Franciscan missionaries established Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá in 1757 to Christianize the eastern Apache Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -The San Sabá Mission was intended specifically for the Lipan Apache Indians, who had asked that a mission be established in their area of Texas. Historians believe that the Lipan were really interested in getting the protection that a Spanish presence would provide.
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: -Established between 1718 and 1731, these missions were built not only to spread the faith of the conquistadors, but also to serve multiple foreign policy objectives for the Spanish government.