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San Antonio
El Paso
Austin
Nacogdoches
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Neches R
Guadalupe R
San Antonio R
Rio Grande
Sabine
Colorado R
Nueces R
San Antonio
El Paso
Austin
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San Saba R
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Mission Name: Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
We’ll Call it: Ysleta
Date: 1682
River/Location:Rio Grande, near El Paso
Native Americans it Served:Jumanos & Tiguas
Significance:1st permanent settlement in “New
Spain” (New Spain = Texas)
Ysleta
El Paso
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Mission Name: San Francisco de los Tejas
We’ll Call it: los Tejas
Date: 1690
River/Location:Neches River/Nacogdoches
Native Americans it Served:Caddos/Hasinai/Tejas
Significance:1st Spanish mission in East Texas
(built because of LaSalle)Abandoned because of drought & disease
Ysleta
El Paso
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SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Sabine
San Antonio
El Paso
Austin
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Mission Name: San Juan Bautista
We’ll Call it: Bautista
Date: 1699
River/Location:Rio Grande, near Eagle Pass
Native Americans it Served:Coahuiltecans
Significance:Called “Queen of the Missions”
Base for many expeditions – provided grain, cattle & horses for building missions in East
Texas
Ysleta
El Paso
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Bautista
Eagle Pass
Mission Name: Presidio San Antonio de Bexar & the Mission San Antonio de Valero
We’ll Call it: Bexar/Valero/Alamo
Date: 1718
River/Location: San Antonio
Native Americans it Served:Tonkawa & Coahuiltecans
Significance: Trading base for missions and New Spain; Reduced the need to trade with
FrenchLater known as the Alamo
Ysleta
El Paso
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Bexar
SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Bautista
Eagle Pass
SA Velero / Alamo
Bexar
San Antonio
Guadalupe R
San Antonio R
Colorado R
San Antonio
El Paso
Austin
Nacogdoches
Mission Name:San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
We’ll Call it: San Jose
Date: 1721
River/Location:San Antonio River in San Antonio
Native Americans it Served:Tonkawa & Coahuiltecans
Significance:Considered the most beautiful Mission built
Ysleta
El Paso
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SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Bautista
Eagle Pass
SA Velero / Alamo
Bexar
San Antonio
San Jose
Guadalupe R
San Antonio R
El Paso
Mission Name: La Bahia del Espiritu Santo
We’ll Call it: La Bahia
Date: 1722
River/Location:Guadalupe River
Native Americans it Served:Karankawas
Significance:Established on site of Fort St. Louis, then
moved; became Goliad
Ysleta
El Paso
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SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Bautista
Eagle Pass
SA Velero / Alamo
Bexar
San Antonio
San Jose
La Bahia
(Side Note) Also in 1722:A large presidio was built in
Los Adaes, which was in Louisiana, and was actually
in “French Territory”.This became the first unofficial
capital of Texas for 50 years
Ysleta
El Paso
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SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Bautista
Eagle Pass
SA Velero / Alamo
Bexar
San Antonio
San Jose
La Bahia
Los Adaes
Mission Name: Santa Cruz de San Saba
We’ll Call it: San Saba
Date: 1757
River/Location:San Saba River in San Saba
Native Americans it Served:Apache & Comanche
Significance:Apaches requested the mission be built;
More than 100 miles from any other settlement;
Mission failed & moved to Nueces River
Ysleta
El Paso
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SF de los Tejas
Nacogdoches
Bautista
Eagle Pass
SA Velero / Alamo
Bexar
San Antonio
San Jose
La Bahia
San Saba
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