Spanish missions in Texas

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The Spanish missions in Texas were a network of colonial-era Catholic religious and military outposts established by Spain to convert Indigenous peoples and solidify its territorial claims in what is now the state of Texas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic missions
Spanish colonial missions
historical site network
administeredBy Franciscan Order
Spanish colonial authorities
affected Apache tribes
surface form: Apache peoples

Caddo
surface form: Caddo peoples

Coahuiltecan peoples
Comanche
surface form: Comanche peoples
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Spanish Colonial architecture
country Spanish Empire
endTime 19th century
hasPart Mission Concepción
Mission Espada
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña
Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga
Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Misión San Antonio de Valero
surface form: Mission San Antonio de Valero

Mission San Bernardo (Texas)
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
Mission San José
surface form: Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo

Mission San Juan Bautista
surface form: Mission San Juan Bautista (Texas)

Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
Mission San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes
Mission San Sabá
heritageDesignation San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
surface form: U.S. National Historical Park (San Antonio Missions)

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (San Antonio Missions)
heritageStatus cultural heritage of Texas
impact demographic change among Indigenous communities
introduction of European agriculture to Texas
spread of Catholicism in Texas
influenced Tejano culture
Texas ranching culture
development of San Antonio
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

North America
Texas
partOf Spanish frontier provinces
Spanish missions in North America
surface form: Spanish mission system in the Americas
purpose Christianization of Indigenous peoples
agricultural development
cultural assimilation of Native Americans
military frontier defense
territorial consolidation for Spain
region East Texas
San Antonio River
surface form: San Antonio River valley

South Texas
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Mexican War of Independence
Spanish colonization of the Americas
surface form: Spanish colonization of Texas

Texas Revolution
secularization of missions in Texas
startTime 1690
late 17th century
usedFor Spanish language instruction
agricultural production
baptism of Indigenous peoples
craft training
livestock ranching
religious instruction

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The Alamo category Spanish missions in Texas