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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
San Antonio Missions Timespan
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Jan 1, 1542
Indian rights
Charles V. broke laws that the council of the Indies had set up for indians and the Natives got rights -
Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo
Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo describes the landscape as: having very good land and climate, with buffalo herds nearby, abundant game and birds, mineral deposits, many forests and pasture lands, rich natural deposits of salt, and abundant water in large marshes and pools. -
Santa Fe
Critical point for long term trips. Set up along the rio grande, -
First Mission
The name is unknown. It was set up near present day San Angelo. It was a follow up of earlier failed missions. -
De Loyala supersedes
From the time of St. Dominic, they found dangerous rivals in the Franciscans, with whom they divided the honor of ruling church and state until 1640, when the shrewd and learned followers of De Loyola superseded them in directing the education and politics of the Old World.
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Indians Revolt
In 1680, the Indians at Santa Fe in New Mexico revolted, causing the Spanish settlers to flee and take refuge in the El Paso area. Along with the Spanish came friendly Indian tribes who settled along the Rio Grande. Here, the Franciscans began the missions of Corpus Christi de la Isleta (Ysleta), Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción del Socorro and San Antonio de Senecú. -
ysleta del sur
origonally bulit for tigua indians -
old socorro mission
occupied by piros -
Fort St. Louis is destroyed
Fort St. Louis, establisshed by La Salle, is destroyed by the Karankawa Indians and the spanish decide to secure the area with a military base. -
santissiml nombre de maria
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san fransico de los tjas
restablished multiple times but it fially settled in san fransico -
Spanish forces move
Spanish force, including Franciscan monks from Queretero in central Mexico, moved north to Monclova, Coahuila intent on settling land claimed by Spain and bringing the Christianity to the native peoples they met -
San Antonio de Valero is set up
San Antonio de Valero better known as the Alamo is set up as a mission -
Mission San Jose y San Miguel De Aguayo
Mission San Jose y San Miguel De Aguayo stood for the queen of all missions -
Presidio La Bahaia
Military fort for the Spanish to secure the region. -
Mission Espíritu Santo
A big group of missions set up to serve for large numbers of Aranamas. -
Smallpox
a big smallpox outbreak kills many Native Americans -
Famous Mural Painted
The mural "The Destruction of Mission San Sabá" was painted then. It is still famous today. it depicts the destruction of The mission San Sabá with monk/priests on the right and left.
