FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Distance from Mexican settlements
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Spanish friars ran away from the missions
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American Indians did not want to convert.
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Diseases were wiping out the American Indians.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -East Texas missions were constructed of wood, as were some minor missions (San Francisco Xavier de Naxara). The well-known missions were built of stone and lime mortar, adobe and timber, and adobe bricks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fails-due to disease, crop failures, and Indians becoming hostile. Father Hidalgo – asks French Catholic priests to come and hold services for converted Indians St. Denis sent to East Texas and was arrested and later released Presidios were built to protect the Missions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the colonial period, the missions Spain established would serve several objectives. The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes.