Spanish Colonial

timeline

• Missions
• Presidios
• Settlements
• Mexico war of independence
• Texas in Mexico

Missions

• The missions were manged by friars.
• Missions were made to spread Christianity to Native Americans to establish control.
• These were successful for the Spanish.
• 1680-1700

presidios

• Presidios are fortresses built by spanish to protect against Native Americans attacks.
• These were again succsessful for spanish
• 1680-1700

settlements

• settlements were where people would settle down.
• San Antonio was the biggest settlement.
• San Antonio had the most evidence of missions; the most famous is the Alamo.

MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

• The war for Mexico Independence weekend Spanish control of Texas
• There were battles between Royalists and Insurgents.
• When Texas came to the attention of America, some whom claim that Texas was part of the Louisiana purchase
• 1810-

texas in Mexico

• The province had suffered from wide spread destruction
• While pirates occupied Galveston Island and fortune seekers, smugglers and revolutionaries invaded Texas

Summary

• The whole Spanish Colonial Era was about control and power and for Mexico to get their independence and bring Texas with them!

BYE BYE