USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish viceroy sent an expedition led by Domingo Ramon to reestablish the missions in East Texas. The Ramon Expedition set out in 1716, and reopened Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. Additionally, six more missions were built along the Neches River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning in the 1690s, Spaniards attempted to control Texas by establishing numerous missions throughout the region. The goal of these missions was to instruct local native peoples on Spanish civilization and, in the process, transform them into loyal Spanish subjects.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas, was begun in May 1690 as a response to the La Salle expedition.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.