FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
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To provide military protection
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To increase opportunities for farming
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To provide medical care for Spanish settlers
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To spread Christianity to Native Texans
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1682, the Spaniards established the first Texas missions near present day El Paso. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was the first. The purpose of this mission was to spread Christianity to Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mission was established by Antonio de Otermín, governor of New Mexico, and Fray Francisco de Ayeta in 1682 and was maintained by Franciscans for the purpose of Christianizing the Tigua Indians.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first permanent Spanish settlement within the Texas state boundaries is believed to have been founded in 1682 by Fray Francisco Ayeta. The mission was named Corpus Christi de la Ysleta del Sur (3), in honor of the refugees from Ysleta who congregated there. The mission was located east of present day El Paso.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first Spanish missions were established in the 1680s near present-day San Angelo, El Paso and Presidio – areas that were closely tied to settlements in what is today New Mexico.