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Texas Missions
Mission LocationsSan Francisco de los Tejas
San Juan Bautista
East TX Missions
San Antonio de Valero
Los Adaes
San Xavier
San SabaSan Saba
Corpus Christi de Ysleta
Established: 1682
Problems:
Lack of support from Spain
Lasting Results:
1st permanent settlement of Europeans in TX
Located a few miles from present-day El Paso
The French…
• 1682 – La Salle sails down & claims the Mississippi River for France.
• 1685 – La Salle & colonists built Fort St. Louis in Texas.
• 1st threat from France.
San Francisco de los Tejas
Established: 1690, by Father MassanetProblems: • Drought ruined crops• Disease killed Indians & Friars• Indians rejected Catholic religion & Spanish
attempts to change their way of life.• France not a threat and mission cost too
much money.
San Francisco de los Tejas
Lasting Results: • 1st attempt to settle East Texas.• Mission failed & Indians blamed Spanish for
their problems.• Spaniards realized that a mission needed
presidios & Spanish families.
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San Juan Bautista
“Mother of Texas Missions”• Established 1699• Father Hidalgo & Diego Ramon-commander
of Presidio at this mission• Flourished on the Rio Grande
2nd threat from France
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East Texas Missions & Presidio Delores
Many of these missions built under the leadership of St. Denis.
1. Nuestra Padre San Francisco de los Tejas (re-established)
2. Mission on Angelina River3. Mission in present day Nacogdoches4. Northwest Nacogdoches County5. Natcitoches (Louisiana)6. San Augustine
East Texas Missions & Presidio Delores
These missions are 500 miles from the nearest Spanish settlement!
Built on the Neches River
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San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio)
Spain needed a settlement midway between New Spain and East Texas
Date Established:1718
http://www.mohicanpress.com/battles/ba02002.html
San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio)
Problems: • Indians traded w/ French• Some Spanish soldiers deserted army and
went to French territory.• 1719 France & Spain go to
war
San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)San Antonio de Bexar (presidio)
Lasting Results: • Heart of San Antonio today• Camino Real (Royal Highway) ran from
San Juan Bautista through San Antonio to Nacogdoches (see pg. 125)
• Largest mission settlement
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Los Adaes
1719: France & Spain go to war
3rd threat from France – French soldiers seized a Spanish mission near Nacogdoches.
Los Adaes established by Aguayo (Spanish governor of TX & Coahuila province)
Los Adaes
Established:1719
Problems:
Mission located in Louisiana
(near Natchitoches)
*Louisiana is French territory.
Lasting Results:
First unofficial capital of TX
La Bahia
Established:1720, by Aguayo
Problems:
Fighting between France & Spain.
Lasting Results:
Modern-day Goliad
Only presidio in western hemisphere
Served the Karankawa Indians.Back to Map
Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX
Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX
Presidio La Bahia Goliad, TX
Presidio La Bahia Courtyard
Inside mission walls – cannon ramp
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San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
Established: 1720
Established by Father Margil de Jesus
One of the five Spanish missions in east Texas
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San Xavier (3 missions)
Established: 1748-1751Problems: Comanche & Apache Raids, Drought,Small pox & MeaslesLasting Results:Served the Tonkawas2 missions abandoned; 1 moved closer to San
AntonioHelped expand the road system.
Near present-day Rockdale
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San SabaEstablished: 1757
Problems:
Indian raids; Mission destroyed by Comanches
Apaches wouldn’t stay in mission – only visited
Apaches wanted protection from the Comanches
Lasting Results:
Mission failed