race to claim texas ch. 6 sect. 1 & 2. spain: 1 france: 0 late 1600s to the early 1700s spain...
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Spain: 1 France: 0
• Late 1600s to the early 1700s Spain made their move from Mexico and New Mexico
• Their Goal?• Destroy La Salle!!!
Alonso De Leon
• Sent to explore the Rio Grande and the Neches Rivers
• 3 years and 4 expeditions later…• …He found Fort St. Louis in
ruins
• Continued into East Texas and found the Caddoes, which he named the “Tejas”• Leon like their fertile soil,
good climate, and friendly people
Beginning of the Missions
• Spanish Viceroy asked Leon and Massanet to convert the Caddoes to Catholicism
• “Land of the Tejas”
• Established San Francisco de Los Tejas
Friendliness + Trade Networks
= Spreading Religion and Gaining Land and Money for
Spain
...Right?
…WRONG!
First Missions Fail
Problems…
• Drought
• Crisis
• Hostile Natives
• Lack of interest in giving up their way of life, clearing lands, working to support mission, etc.
Solutions…
• Need a constant flow of supplies
• Establish settlements before continuing
• Provide Military Support
Ultimately Spain ended its attempt in 1693
Reclaiming East TX
• Spain lost interest for a long time until the French decided to try again
• 1st order of business:• Reopen San Francisco de los Tejas (1716)• Solve the supply problem between Mexico and East TX
Reclaiming East TX
• Created a mission and presidio for supplies• San Antonio de Valero• San Antonio de Bexar*
• Created six other missions that year for the advancement of Spain