FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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There was a growing need for more grazing land for the cattle herds.
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There were constant threats of French attacks on the mission.
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There were conflicts with American Indian tribes in the region.
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There was a lack of fresh water resources in the coastal area.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Spanish decide to move Mission La Bahia from the coast to along the Guadalupe River? There was a growing need for more grazing land for the cattle herds.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Each mission received a ten-year charter (authority to run a town); at the end of that period the mission communities were expected to become independent towns. To found a mission, the missionary priests would select a spot near an Indian settlement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish missions were explicitly established for the purpose of religious conversion and instruction in the Catholic faith. However, the mission system actually served as the primary means of integrating Indians into the political and economic structure of Florida’s colonial system.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.