European Exploration and Missions in Texas: Legacy and Impact
Spain and France's explorers like Cortes, Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, and others ventured into the New World, shaping Texas history with discoveries, conquests, and missions to convert natives. The journey includes expeditions, conflicts, and the establishment of missions that secured Texas for Spain but faced challenges. The missions' outcomes reflected in the closure after Mexico's independence highlight the complex history of European exploration in Texas.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Age of Contact European Exploration Spain France Explorer Goal Legacy Cortes explore the new world and find gold defeated AZTECS Pineda (1519) find a new water route to Asia created the first MAP of TX coastline Cabeza de Vaca explore land north of Rio Grande lived among NAs; wrote a BOOK Coronado search for 7 CITIES OF CIBOLA (GOLD) TX Panhandle La Salle set up trading post at mouth of river set up FRENCH settlement in TX; killed by mutiny
Missions Review Goal of the mission Who lived there? Success or Failure? Remembered for Secure Texas for Spain & convert the Natives First Mission in Texas Priest Ysleta West Texas Soldiers Puebloan People Native Attacks French attacks Far away from supplies and help Priest East Texas (Tejas) Missions S Soldiers Southeastern People A M E Priest Cooperative Natives Closer to supplies and help San Antonio Missions Soldiers Coahuiltecan People Outcome of the mission system: Once Mexico declared its independence from Spain, they closed the mission systems because they were mostly unsuccessful
Place the number of the following on the map closest to where they were. 1690 Father Damian Massanet set up the first mission in East Texas called San Francisco de los Tejas. 1 3 7 4 8 2 9 1. Caddo 2. Coahuiltecan 3. Tigua 4. French Settlement 5. Mexico 6. San Antonio Missions 7. Tejas Missions 8. Ysleta 9. Rio Grande 10. Gulf of Mexico 6 Father Francisco Hidalgo builds San Juan Bautista. 10 Jose de Escandon founded Laredo and 20 other settlements near the Rio Grande. 5
