Spanish Colonial Era

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Missions are

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Religious settlements designed to convert Native Americans

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presidios are

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military forts designed to protect the missions

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Fray Damian Massanet: Started missions in San Antonio, Sent a letter to the French, Started the first mission in East Texas, Is the Father of the Lower Rio Grande

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Started the first mission in East Texas

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Antonio Margil de Jesus: Started missions in San Antonio, Sent a letter to the French, Started the first mission in East Texas, Is the Father of the Lower Rio Grande

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Started missions in San Antonio

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What is a Mestizo?

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Someone who is mixed Spanish and Native American.

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Why did the Spanish build missions in Texas?

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Christianize the American Indians, Protect the borderlands, Represent the Spanish Government

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The San Antonio de Valero mission became known as the _______________.

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Alamo

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How did the Spanish respond to the French threat?

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By creating missions in East Texas

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Many names of cities in TX, such as El Paso, reflect the language and culture of---

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Spain

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What was a negative effect of the Spanish Mission system in TX?

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Diseases brought by Spanish Missionaries killed Natives