History

7.2(C)

Spanish Missions, Towns, and Ranches

Identify important individuals, events, and issues related to European colonization of Texas, including the establishment of Catholic missions, towns, and ranches, and the contributions of individuals such as Fray Damián Massanet, Antonio Margil de Jesús, and Francisco Hidalgo.

Part of The student understands how individuals, events, and issues through the Mexican National Era shaped the history of Texas

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Spain Holds Texas

Spain used three institutions to hold Texas: missions, towns, and ranches, often guarded by a presidio, a fort with soldiers. This lesson shows how Catholic missions, towns, and ranches were established, and the individuals who made it happen, including Massanet, Hidalgo, and Margil de Jesús.