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Spanish Colonial Period

Spanish Colonial Period. By: Erika Liebel. Timeline. 1682 1st Texas Mission Established, Corpus Christi De La Ysleta – El Paso, Texas. 1718 Founding of San Antonio. 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain. El Paso Missions. El Paso Mission Trail. The First Mission in Texas.

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Spanish Colonial Period

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  1. Spanish Colonial Period By: Erika Liebel

  2. Timeline 1682 1st Texas Mission Established, Corpus Christi De La Ysleta – El Paso, Texas 1718 Founding of San Antonio 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain

  3. El Paso Missions • El Paso Mission Trail

  4. The First Mission in Texas • Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Outside • Corpus Christi de la Ysleta - Inside

  5. San Antonio Missions • Lone Star Junction

  6. Spanish Mission System • Built near water sources • Fertile/flat land with trees • Peaceful tribes • American Indians used as slaves • The primary purpose for missions was to convert American Indians to Catholicism

  7. Successes of the Mission System • Farming techniques spread • Spread Spanish Culture • Spread Spanish Language • Transportation Routes • Camino Real

  8. Failures of the Mission System • Did not adequately populate Texas • Spread disease • Conflicts with American Indians (nomadic)

  9. Legacy of the Mission System • Spanish language • Place names • Spanish culture • Spanish architecture • Spread of Catholicism

  10. Nacodoches Mission • Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga

  11. Los Adaes Mission • Texas Beyond History

  12. Goliad • Texas Tripper

  13. Settlements • Texas Almanac

  14. Individuals

  15. Fray Damián Massonett Catholic church official who asked and received permission to found the first Spanish Mission in east Texas – San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690.

  16. Antonio Margil de Jesús They called me the “Apostle of New Spain and Texas”. I founded the most successful mission in San Antonio – Mission de San Jose Y San Miguel de Aguayo.

  17. Francisco Hidalgo I was a Franciscan missionary who advocated for the early missions and American Indians. I tried to reestablish the missions after their closure by the Spanish government.

  18. Jose de Escandón I was known as the 1st Count of Sierra Gorda. I served as Governor of Nuevo Santander, New Spain where I was charged with murdering Indians and taking slaves. I was a businessman and statesman during the 18th century.

  19. Spanish Influence in Texas • Place names • El Paso, Amarillo, Rio Grande, San Antonio • Holiday names • Dia de los Muertos, Cinco de Mayo • Cattle Industry • Catholicism • Spanish Architecture • Spanish foods • Rice, watermelon, sugar cane, carrots

  20. The End

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