FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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French had built settlements near Spanish missions west of the Louisiana border
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French broke an agreement to stop new settlements
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French were exploring west of the Mississippi River
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Spanish missions on the border had few presidios for protection
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Spanish feel that the french posed a threat again in 1699? The French had settled in Biloxi Bay and were exploring the west. Why did father hidalgo ask for help from the french governor in Louisiana? The Spanish established Los Andaes as the unofficial Spanish capital of Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The missions were managed by friars from the order of St. Francis – the Franciscans-and were placed in lands that had been home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The missionaries hoped to spread Christianity and the Spanish culture to native groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Spanish missions in Louisiana were religious outposts in Spanish Louisiana (La Luisiana) region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, located within the present-day U.S. states of Louisiana and East Texas. They were established by Spanish missionaries for Indian Reductions of the local Native Americans.