1. Missions

2. West Texas Mission
Friars in 1682 founded the first permanent settlement of Europeans in Texas.
Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
El Paso
Jumanos
Presidios
Forts built to protect the missions

4. East Texas Mission Tejas First Spanish mission in East Texas
Group of Native Americans, also called the Hasinai
“Friend”
First Spanish mission in East Texas
June 1, 1960
Crude log building
San Frncisco de los Tejas
Located near present day Weches

6. Mission Abandoned Drought ruined the Tejas’s crops Disease
Tejas rejected the Catholic religion
Spain saw no reason to keep building missions in East Texas now that France was no longer a threat.

7. France Threatens Again
1699, French expedition established a colony on the Gulf Coast at Biloxi in present day Mississippi.
French were not interested in converting the Native Americans to Catholicism.
Trade
Blankets, guns, wine for fur and skins

8. Father Hidalgo Father Hidalgo
Wrote to the French govoner in Louisiana, asking the French to establish a mission among the Tejas.
Broke Spanish law by contacting foreigner without permission
France wanted to trade with the Spanish
French Captain Louis de St. Denis appointed to negotiate with Spanish
Denis arrived unexpected at San Juan Bautista
Spanish Captain Diego Ramon arrested Denis and took him back to Mexico City
The Spanish did not believe that the French simply wanted to trade with Spain
The Spanish release Denis, but order more missions to be built in East Texas with Soldiers to protect them

10. East Texas Missions East Texas Native Americans were friendly
, Spain had build six missions and a small presidio.

11. San Antonio
Spanish officials saw the need for a settlement midway between New Spain and the East Texas missions.
At times, people in East Texas had no choice but to trade with France or starve.
“The best site in the world, with good and abundant irrigation water, rich lands for pasture, plentiful building stone, and excellent timber.
Presidio San Antonio de Bexar
1718
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Alamo

13. War with France
1719, A small unit of French soldiers from Luisiana seized the Spanish mission near present day Nacogdoches.
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo, governor of provinces Coahuila and Texas.
Reestablished the abandoned missions in East Texas
France continued to trade with the Natives but did not occupy any more territory in East Texas.

14. Plains People
Resented the Spanish for intruding on their hunting grounds
Apaches regularly raided San Antonio, making life dangerous
Comanches greatly valued Spanish guns and horses
Friars, despite the danger, continued to establish missions in Central and West Texas.