1. Spanish Rule in Texas!

2. Focus:The Spanish built missions and presidios in an effort to control Texas. *Mission-Presidio System: -Finding the French fort built by LaSalle made Spanish fearful of the French! Spanish NOT in control!

3. *The mission-presidio system: used by Spanish to gain control in other parts of the new world. *A mission was a settlement set up in Indian territory. Friars, or members of clergy who belong to religious groups, invited Indians to live at the missions. *The friars taught them about Christianity, the language and customs of Spain, and Spanish farming methods!

4. *The goal of the mission: to transform Native Americans into Christians and loyal Spanish subjects. *Hoped mission by mission, Texas would become “Spanish.” *A presidio protected a mission and offered protection from unfriendly Indians.

5. The First Missions in Texas: -In the 1680’s the Spanish tried to settle Texas : built the mission of Corpus Christi de la Ysleta (ees-Leh-tah) among the Tigua people near present-day El Paso.

6. Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

7. There were no Spanish settlers in East Texas
*There were no Spanish settlers in East Texas. *La Salle’s arrival turned Spain’s mission efforts to east. *The missions in the East failed! WHY??? -Natives never took to the Christian teachings. -Spanish soldiers treated them harshly.

8. - American Indians died from disease -Floods destroyed Indians’ crops
- American Indians died from disease -Floods destroyed Indians’ crops. *Natives blamed events on Spanish and plotted to kill them. *The Spanish abandoned the missions and headed west!

9. Missions in the 1700’s *In 1711, Spanish missionary, Father Francisco Hidalgo wanted to build more missions in East Texas among Caddo. *Frenchman Louis St. Denis traveled through East Texas w/him and established six Spanish missions and a presidio – including Los Adaes.

10. Los Adaes: Spanish capital of the province of Texas Purpose: Help Spanish keep an eye on French activity in the area (only mi. from French settlement of Natchitoches) THAT’S CLOSE!

11. The Chicken War. In 1719, Spain and France at war in Europe
The Chicken War!!! *In 1719, Spain and France at war in Europe! Tension spread! -Spanish missions in East Texas had few soldiers to protect them against French soldiers. -French soldiers raided the mission, Los Adaes. YIKES!

12. French only found. chickens. -Took them
*French only found...chickens! -Took them! *The squawking chickens startled the French soldiers’ horses . *In the confusion, a mission priest escaped and reported the attack. *People referred to it as the Chicken War (supposed to be funny) Result: Spanish panicked, retreated to San Antonio de Valero, & abandoned East Texas missions again! Wow!

13. San Antonio de Valero: (1718)
San Antonio de Valero: (1718) *The Spanish picked an area on the San Antonio river and built mission San Antonio de Valero as a good halfway point between the Rio Grande and E. Texas to stock and send supplies. *Site offered many benefits: location, scenery, abundance of water and fish. *Built the presidio San Antonio de Bexar nearby.

14. San Antonio de Valero Became known as: The Alamo

15. Missions in Central Texas: -Spanish missions faced raids by plains tribes. -Cattle & horses stolen -In 1749, the Lipan Apache and Spanish made peace. -The Lipans agreed to convert to Christianity if the Spanish protected them from the Comanches!

16. -Spanish built a mission/presidio for the Lipans: Mission: Santa Cruz de San Saba

17. -Spanish did not know. the mission was located in Comanche territory
-Spanish did not know....the mission was located in Comanche territory! Yikes! -The Lipans hoped to start a war between the Spanish and Comanche! -The Lipan Apache never really lived at the mission.

18. -In 1758, about 2,000 Comanches, Wichitas, and Tonkawas burned down the mission and killed most of the missionaries. -The mission failed and all sides remained hostile. *Missionaries had less success with plains tribes.