Spanish Rule in TX
define mission and presidio
Purpose?
Mission - convert everyone to Catholic
Presidio- protect the missions
Purpose- make them subjects (work for the Spanish)
Who were the first to start coming to TX?
Farmers and Ranchers
important and excellent empresario
Austin
militia
volunteer-citizen led military force in case of emergencies
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought it from the French
Issues of mission-presidios
died of diseases and harsh treatment
Forced to convert
How was settlement from beginning to end? why? What caused an increase?
Beginning - slow
end - increase
allowing slavery?
Mx - NO - opposed it
Austin - if you don't, then they won't move here
3 major colonies created in TX
San Antonio
Nacogdoches
La Bahia
When did MX gain independence from Spain?
1821 - Treaty of Cordoba
Why did the Natives decide to enter into the mission-presidios?
They wanted safety from other tribes, and food.
BUT they had to convert, they could not practice their own culture.
Battle of Medina
bloodiest battle
Panic of 1819
bye bye bank -
speculators can't pay off their loans
Founding Values of America
1. No military power
2. Separation of Church and state
3. Citizens would have their own government
Filibusters - how did they feel towards TX's independence?
wage unofficial war - wanted TX to be independent from Spain
Hierarchy pyramid:
Peninsulares
Criollos
Mestizos
Indios
After MX gain independence from Spain, what did Austin have to do?
ask MX for permission to continue settling people
Empresario
get land, divide and sell-> bring in settlers
Did those living in TX consider themselves US or MX- why?
US - didn't convert, US had more freedom
MX required new settlers to:
1. Mx citizens
2. Catholic
Plan of Iguala
Everyone would be equal.
Peninsulares and criollos equally treated.
Dolores Hidalgo
wanted freedom/ equality between social orders
sitio
4428 acres
Adams-Onis Treaty
Florida is part of the US
3 strongest powers in MX
1. Army
2. Catholic Church
3. Revolution leaders