Spain Develops El Norte (CEC)

Spanish Missions L9

In this 9th Lesson on Texas History, you will learn about the strategies that allowed Spain to reclaim Texas for settlement. The missions and presidios built by the Spanish helped them concur and convert native peoples throughout Texas.

Learning Objectives for Lesson 9

• Students should understand the purposes of missions in Spanish Texas;
• Students should know where these Spanish missions were located;
• Students should learn why missionary efforts shifted from West Texas to East Texas;
• Students should understand how San Antonio became such an important part of Spanish Tejas
• Students should be able to make the connection between the efforts of Spanish missions and French and Indian relations