Spanish Settlements in Texas

When did Spain first start building Catholic missions and settlements in Texas?

• 1400s

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

Why did the Spanish establish Catholic missions in East Texas near French Louisiana?

• To be able to trade with the French

• To be able to teach skills to Pueblo Indians

• To protect the area from attacks by Pueblo Indians

• To protect the area from the French and keep them away

Why is Jose de Escandon known as the Father of the lower Rio Grande Valley?

• He started a colony and was governor there

• He brought colonists from Spain's Canary Islands there

• He ran the largest cattle ranch and farming business there

• All of these answers

Why do you think Mission San Jose, founded by the Spanish around 1720, is today part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park?

• To show what life was like at the smallest missions in Texas

• To show what life was like at the largest mission in Texas

• To show the water-powered flour mill

• To show the granary and workshops

Why did Spanish people often build presidios near missions?

• To house priests

• To train American Indians

• To protect missions from attack

• To provide missions with supplies