Spanish MissionsSan Francisco de Los TejasFirst Mission in East Texas

Fails - due to disease, crop failures, and Indians becoming hostile.

Father Hidalgo – asks French Catholic priests to come and hold services for converted IndiansSt. Denis sent to East Texas and was arrested

and later releasedPresidios were built to protect the Missions.

San Francisco de Los Tejas – First Mission

Spain reopens six Missions in East and South Texas to regain control of Texas

• Mission San Antonio de Valero (Alamo) and Presidio San Antonio de Bexar (San Antonio) were built at the halfway point between Mexico City and East Texas for supplies and military aide to East Texas

• Missions begin to fall apart again – Indians could not adapt, would not work, did not want to take orders, and wanted to be free.

• Chicken War – 7 French soldiers attack Mission at Nacogdoches.

• Spanish panic and flee to San Antonio

Chicken War

San Antonio de ValeroSan Antonio de Bexar

San Antonio de Valero

Alamo Church

The Spanish reopen Missions and Presidios

• Mid 1700s to regain control of Texas they resupply and reorganize their Missions and Presidios – West Texas, East Texas, South Texas

• Mission at Goliad started• Eventually Missions are abandoned in West because of

problems with Comanche – San Saba battle• All Missions are eventually consolidated in San Antonio

( Mission Espada, San Juan, and LaBahia) and Goliad to save money.

• Spanish make peace with Comanche and war against the Apache

San Saba Ruins – Menard, Tx.

Mission San Jose

Mission Concepcion

Mission Espada

Mission San Juan