REVIEW: Spanish Colonial Era - The Mission System

What is a mission?

• Only accepted religion for the Spanish during the exploration and colonizing periods.

• Religious communities established by Spanish Catholics to convert the Indians

• A military base or (fort).

• A Spanish conqueror of the Americas.

The Catholic religion during the Spanish Colonial Era was

• being a member of a religious community of men living under vows to maintain a life devoted to God

• an ordained minister of a church (ex: Catholic minister/ ‘Father’)

• the only accepted religion for the Spanish during the exploration and colonizing periods.

• a Spanish system that allowed colonists to demand labor from Native Americans (Spanish Plantations) OR land and native slaves given to Spanish rulers.

A priest in the Spanish Mission system was

• an ordained minister of a church (ex: Catholic minister/ ‘Father’).

• a Spanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class. (SPANISH SETTLERS)

• a member of a religious community of men living under vows to maintain a life devoted to God.

• a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

A friar who was part of the Spanish Mission system during colonization was

• a member of a religious community of men living under vows to maintain a life devoted to God.

• an English Protestants who rejected the Church of England.

• a Christian who belonged to non-Catholic churches.

• a Spanish conqueror of the Americas.

During the Spanish Colonial Era, a presidio was

• a Spanish system that allowed colonists to demand labor from Native Americans (Spanish Plantations) OR land and native slaves given to Spanish rulers

• a colony is a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland.

• military base (fort). *^{(Their purpose was to provide military support for missions by protecting the colonists from attacks by other Native Texans.)}

• an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power.

Why do you think missions were built in Texas?

• Spain built missions to gain bullion in order to make their country wealthier.

• French built missions to claim land for themselves.

• Spain built missions to convert the Native people in Texas to Christianity specifically the Catholic religion.

• Spain built missions as a military base or fort to protect the Natives.

This mission was built in West Texas, 1682, for the Tigua Indians near present day El Paso. It was _____________________.

• San Antonio de Valero

• the Alamo

• San Franscisco de los Tejas

• Ysleta (Corpus Christi de la Isleta)

The 1st mission in East Texas built for Tejas Indians (1690) by Father Massanet and Alonso de Leon, a Spanish governor. It's name was _____________________________________.

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• La Bahia

• San Jose

• San Juan

_______________ ______ _______________ was the Governor of Texas who founded San Antonio in 1718.

• Ponce de Leon

• Sir Francis Drake

• Jose de Escandon

• Martin de Alarcon

Why did the Spanish Missions fail?

• The economy of Spain was based on capitalism or private ownership so missions failed.

• Many Indians were not interested in changing their ways and there was a lack of money coming from Spain.

• They failed because Spain was trying to sell basic materials used to sell goods.

• They failed because they were constantly being under attack.