On March 5, 1731, Mission San Francisco de la Espada was established along this bank of the San Antonio River. Here the Spaniards took in the Coahuiltecan, a group of hunter and gatherers. The Spaniards attempted to convert them to Catholicism. They were also taught the ways of the Spanish. By the mid 1700s it was a working Spanish community.…
Mission San Luis was found to be the only settlement besides St. Augustine to house hundreds of Spanish residents among the Florida’s native people for at least three generations. It was known to early Europeans as the Apalachees native “Capital” village which was active from 1656 to 1704. In 1656 the Apalachee Indians decided to move their village to the second highest hill in present-day Tallahassee, where Mission San Luis is currently located off Tennessee Street. Using groups of palm-thatches, they quickly built their village. The central plaza was where ceremonies, business dealings, and ballgames were held. The largest building was the council house that could hold up to 3,000 people. The council house was where the chiefs held their…
This symbolic landmark was frequently claimed, surrendered, and abandoned. Some instances would be like when the Alamo was abandoned in 1793. This led to archives being moved to the San Fernando Church for safe keeping.(2) Later in 1803 the mission was claimed by the Second Flying from Coahulia, Mexico.(2) Eventually one of Santa Anna relatives both claimed and then later surrendered the Alamo in 1836.…
The film start with the new viceroy and the new archbishopric talking about how to…
Where it was less likely to flood, the mission then moved to the western bank within a year and a chain of missions were established nearby. In 1724, the Gulf Coast hurricane caused the structures of Mission San…
to spread the word of Christianity to the Native Americans in the southwest of America. Several people…
In 1769, Spanish missionaries founded a chain of 21 missions that attempted to Christianize native Californians…
One well known area historian, Metz, writes, “The original presidio was built around 1773 and that the original chapel was built of mostly adobe and some wood, and took approximately 40 years to construct.” Most of the work was done by prisoners, some of them Indian, mostly Apache. (254). As noted by an online source, the presidio itself was surrounded by a double wall of adobe measuring 13 feet tall by seven feet wide. Inside were barracks for soldiers and special officer quarters. Also within the fort were family residences, corrals, store rooms, and a small chapel. This small chapel was built in a box pattern reflecting the early “European colonialism.” (San Elizario). The chapel has gone through major changes throughout its history, yet still remains close to its original location to this day.…
The name of my mission is “San Francisco de Solano” It is the twenty-first and last mission. It is located in the Sonoma State Historical Park in Sonoma; middle of the Sonoma Valley wine area. The Mission’s address is at 114 E. Spain St., Sonoma, CA.…
Father Serra was looking for a better location for the mission. Father Serra was looking to get away from the mission in Monterey because it was not an adequate place for cropping; nor were there enough Indians living around Monterey that could help with the everyday chores that needed to be attended to at the Mission. Also, father Serra wanted to get as far as possible from the Monterey military. The Carmel mission was founded June 3, 1770, by Juniper Serra (Krell, 83). According to Dorothy Krell, the church that now sits in the mission was begun in1973 and finished in 1979; so that means that father Junipero never saw the construction or the finishing of the final of seven different churches built on the mission. Father Serra would become the Father-President of entire chain of missions near and around the Carmel mission during his this time…
Portola had been suffering hunger and thirst from the journey, so they would try hard to survive which opened up trade with the Native Americans. Along the way, Spain would conquer new territories in order for them to expand its empire; they would build outposts and missions all over California. One of the purposes for outposts and missions was to, “spread Christian faith across the land, irreparably transforming the native population” (Gaspar De Portola). Spain's encroachment along the coast of California helped them exchange new cultural ideas; this benefited the Spanish because more and more natives are transforming the native population.…
Camphouse, M. Guidebook to the Missions of California. Los Angeles, CA: Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1974.…
Before Texas was settled by the Spanish Empire or colonists from the United States, it was home to the Native Americans from the Lipan Apache and their enemies the Comanche (Hively 4). However, when the Spanish arrived they attempted to subdue these Native American forces and gain their trust by giving them education along with Christianity and built missions across Texas. One in particular was located near…
For thousands of years, Native Indians called the California coast home. Despite the vast varieties of tribes and bands, they adapted well to the region and lived peaceful lives. However, that changed with the arrival of the Spanish, who held an air or superiority over the Indigenous people. With drastically different cultural and social beliefs, as well as customs, the Spanish held a contempt over the Native population. Prior to the Spanish arrival the estimated native population was in the millions. Along with the diseases, brought by the Spanish, millions of Natives died due to maltreatment during the missions.…
The early Spanish conquistadors brought gunpowder and the horse to America as well as the Catholic Christian Church. Indeed, the conquistadors brought priests with them and established missions such as St. Augustine, San Diego and San Antonio. The Spanish also brought African slaves to work on sugar plantations.…