Answer:
San Antonio
In 1773 the new Spanish governor (Baron de Ripperda) closed the last 3 missions in East Texas and ordered the 500 settlers to move to San Antonio.
Similes- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Example- She was as sly as a fox.
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Example-Laughter is the best medicine.
I believe the answer is Jews
Athena was the goddess in charge of defending them