WHEN, WHERE, WHY SPANISH ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENTS AND
CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN TEXAS
When? – 1600's-1820
Where? – El Paso, East Texas, San Antonio
Why? – To convert the Native Americans to Catholicism, make them Spanish citizens, and to lay claim to land.
Where? – El Paso, East Texas, San Antonio
Why? – To convert the Native Americans to Catholicism, make them Spanish citizens, and to lay claim to land.
Important individuals
José de Escandon –
Known as the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley. He founded over twenty towns or villas and a number of missions along the lower Rio Grande Valley.
José de Escandon –
Known as the father of the lower Rio Grande Valley. He founded over twenty towns or villas and a number of missions along the lower Rio Grande Valley.