Question

14. Why did the Spanish build a mission in East Texas?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.

Explanation:

Native Americans did not want to be converted to Catholicism. The Plains tribes resented the missionaries and their intrusion on their hunting grounds.

Answer 2

The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.


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