Section 1
Royal officials wanted to protect New Spain’s northern frontiers. Because few Spaniards lived in these borderlands, the Spanish sent missionaries there to establish
Missions
They built missions among the Pueblo Indians as well as ranches and towns, including
Santa Fe
Among these settlements was Ysleta (ees-leh-tah), established as a home for
Tigua Indians
Despite these problems, La Salle sailed on. He became lost, however, and the ships missed the mouth of the Mississippi. The group finally came ashore in
February 1685
Alonso de León, a Spanish governor, led another expedition in 1689. A Franciscan priest, Father_____traveled with him.
Damián Massanet
Alongside the missionaries, the Spanish sent soldiers and civilian settlers. The soldiers were to provide protection for their fellow Spaniards. The arrival of the first Spanish in Texas ushered in the
Spanish Colonial Period
They built missions among the Pueblo Indians as well as ranches and towns, including Santa Fe, founded in
1610
This left Ysleta on the north bank, in what is now
Texas
La Salle and the others quickly realized they could not live on the coast’s marshy lowlands. They moved inland several miles and built a settlement called
Fort St. Louis
In addition to the French settlement, the Spanish met the Hasinais on their travels. The Spaniards called the Indians
Tejas
Primarily, they were intended to convert American Indians to
Catholicism
spiritual leader named_______ led a revolt, or revolution, against the Spanish.
Popé
expanded France’s empire. He canoed down the Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico.
Sieur de La Salle
In addition, the colonists had to defend themselves against attack by the
Karankawa
Tejas (teh-hahs), after the Hasinai word for
Friend
To protect the missions from attack, the Spanish built or military bases
Presidios
other word for revolution
Revolt
the person fort st Louis was named after
King Louis XIV
Back at the settlement, fewer than 30 people were left, mostly women and children. Karankawa Indians attacked and overran the fort in late
1688 or 1689
The Spanish set to work building a mission. After only a few days, they finished building
San Francisco de los Tejas
Other Spaniards lived on , or ranches
Ranchos
By 1684 five settlements had been established along the south bank of the Rio Grande. Among these settlements was
Ysleta
left France in the summer of 1684. It had four ships and about 300 soldiers and settlers.
La Salle Expedition
a Spanish governor, led another expedition in 1689
Alonso de León
In 1691 Father Massanet returned to the mission with
Domingo Terán de los Ríos