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Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
It was the first mission that was built in texas. It was established by Antonio de Otermín and Fray Francisco de Ayeta. -
San Antonio de Senecú
This was a pueblo and mission in the El Paso area, and it was built after the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico. -
San Francisco de la Espada
It was a Roman Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain in present-day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain. -
Father Damian Massanet
He founded the first Spanish mission in Texas. He had also set out for East Texas to spread the catholic religion -
San Francisco de los Tejas
The first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas, was begun in May 1690 as a response to the La Salle expedition. -
Francisco Hidalgo
He was a friar who had known the Tejas people, and he begged to Spain to build a French Mission in Texas -
St Denis
He was appointed to negotiate with Spain on the Rio Grande -
San Miguel de los Adaes
This was an extremely successful mission founded by Margil de Jesus. -
Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus
French missionary who founded the mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo which was one of the most successful missions in texas -
San Jose
This mission was founded by Antonio Margil de Jesus. San José gained a reputation as a major social and cultural center. It became known as the "Queen of the Missions." -
San Juan Capistrano
San Juan was a self-sustaining community. Within the compound, Indian artisans produced iron tools, cloth, and prepared hides. Orchards and gardens outside the walls provided melons, pumpkins, grapes, and peppers. Beyond the mission complex Indian farmers cultivated maize (corn), beans, squash, sweet potatoes, and sugar cane in irrigated fields. -
Jose de Escandon
He was a military commander from Spain, and he was in charge of running the territory from northern Mexico to the San Antonio River -
San Antonio de Valero
San Antonio de Valero, one of five Spanish missions established by Franciscans in what is now San Antonio, is most commonly known as the site of the battle of the Alamo
