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Spanish Expansion. Spain vs. France. Texas is a buffer between Spanish Mexico and French Louisiana. Alonzo de Leon. Expedition to find French settlements Priest meets Caddos – friendliness mistaken for eagerness to convert Established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Spanish Expansion
Spain vs. France
• Texas is a buffer between Spanish Mexico and French Louisiana
Alonzo de Leon
• Expedition to find French settlements
• Priest meets Caddos – friendliness mistaken for eagerness to convert
• Established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Failure of First Mission• Crops fail due to drought• Diseases killed natives• Natives became hostile,
didn’t like mission life• French not a threat• 1st mission abandoned
after 3 years• Spanish realized need for
military support and settlement
Father Francisco Hidalgo• Request for new mission in East Texas– Baptized natives have a church to attend
• His request was denied by New Spain govt.• Invited French priests to help Texas natives
St.Denis• The French accepted
Father Hidalgo’s request and sent St. Denis
• Helps reopen San Fransisco de los Tejas
• Established 6 missions in East Texas and LA by 1716
Alamo• Presidio - a military post in areas under
Spanish control• Mission San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)
& presidio San Antonio de Bexar on San Antonio River
Chicken War• War in Europe breaks
out (French v. Spanish)• French soldiers attack
mission• Leader tied chickens to
his saddle• Falls off• Captives get away
• Spaniards retreat Alamo• All Spanish abandoned
missions
France loses
• Spanish return to East Texas• Build new missions and presidios• Spain firmly established in Texas
East Texas Missions• Attacked by Apaches• Missions moved to San Antonio• Settlers came and established ranched in Rio
Grande valley
Territory Grew• After French and Indian War– Spain gets French land west of Mississippi River
• Territory is too large to develop and defend• All missions in East Texas move to San Antonio