FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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To keep the French out
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Huge success in converting Natives there
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Because of the easy access by ships
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Because of the great BBQ sauce the region is famous for
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Detailed explanation-1: -The eastern Tejas missions were a direct response to fear of French encroachment when the remains of La Salle’s Fort Saint Louis were discovered near Matagorda Bay in 1689, and a response to the first permanent French outposts along the Gulf Coast ten years later.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish Colonial era in Texas began with a system of missions and presidios, designed to spread Christianity and to establish control over the region. The missions were managed by friars from the order of St.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -One of the goals of the Spanish missions was to protect Texas from French settlement. The Spanish built most of their missions in eastern Texas. The easternmost Los Adaes was established in the present-day town of Robeline, Louisiana, placing it near the French settlement of Natchitoches.