FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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local natives rejected the religion and culture
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years of bad crops caused starvation and death
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Texas wildfires destroyed their missions
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The area was conquered by the French
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cabeza had a goal to settle Texas and befriend…show more content… Third, the Spanish failed to plan for the hostility of the Comanche and Apache Indians living in the area. Thus, the difficult geography, the weak missions, and hostile Indians were the main causes of the near failure of the Spanish colonies in Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Missions received less aid from the Spanish government and few Spanish were willing to become mission priests. In increasing numbers Indians deserted and mission buildings fell into disrepair. Mexican independence led to the final demise of California’s mission system.
Detailed explanation-3: -B. What are the reasons the missions failed to Christianize the plains people. The missions lacked supplies, The missions lacked people, and the natives were too independant.
Detailed explanation-4: -Indigenous peoples were forced into settlements called reductions, disrupting their traditional way of life and negatively affecting as many as one thousand villages. European diseases spread in the close quarters of the missions, causing mass death. Abuse, malnourishment, and overworking were common.