Instructor ESources PowerPoint Presentation Chapter 2 Spaniards in a Far Northern Frontera

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Chapter 2Spaniards in a Far Northern Frontera

• The History of Texas
• Harlan Davidson, Inc.

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Learning Outcomes (2)

• be knowledgeable concerning frontier institutions
  their impact on Texas culture and society
• think about the implications of Indian
  accommodation resistance in the Far Northern
  Frontera
• appreciate the relationship between Bourbon
  reforms the independence movement
• cite the key components of Spains legacy in the
  colonial era

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Chapter 2Spaniards in a Far Northern Frontera

• Settling New Spains Far North
• Crown motivations for settlement
• Expand imperial control
• Buffer against French British
• Motives of frontier peoples
• Escape unemployment, natural disasters, excessive
  taxation, ethnic prejudice, other hardships
• Opportunity to acquire land improve economic
  status

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The Far Northern Frontera

• Settler problems
• Fear relocation to unknown hinterland
• Settled parts of New Spain face labor shortages ?
  discourage migrations
• Lack of regional infrastructure isolation
• Resistance of Native peoples
• By 1800 Spanish Texas remains least inhabited
  part of New Spain

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Frontier Institutions

• Missions in Spanish Texas
• Responsibility
• Catholicism sole religion state subsidized
• Guard the Frontier
• Christianize native peoples
• Minister to families, soldiers, government
  officials
• Missionization limited
• Started 1738 Church of San Fernando in San
  Antonio
• Only mission in Texas at mid-eighteenth century

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Frontier Institutions

• Presidios in Spanish Texas
• Responsibility
• Function as agents of defense
• Serve as trade centers
• Attract pioneers seeking security
• Assist missionization process
• Discipline Indians
• Help maintain mission Indian labor force
• Social economic development
• Provide work
• Place to exchange goods services

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Frontier Institutions

• The ranching frontier the cattle trade
• Mid-18th century cattle ranching expands
• Livestock markets connect Texas to neighboring
  provinces Louisiana
• Semi-subsistence agriculture develops
• Town living
• Civilian settlements scarce in 18th century
• Urban problems of disease limited access to
  services
• Camino Real connects Texas to Mexico

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Frontier Society

• Cultural traditions of New Spain modified
• Wide range of ethnic identities wealth
• Slavery limited
• Tejana legal rights under Spanish law
• Women allowed to hold material assets
• More rights than French British North American
  women

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Indian Accommodation Resistance

• Hispanicized Native Americans
• Resistance to missionization
• Warfare, disease, territorial violations,
• decimate Karankawans, Jumanoes,
• Coahuiltecan culture
• Caddos retain homelands until 1850s
• Apaches Comanches resist white interlopers

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The Bourbon Reforms

• Streamlining colonial administration
• José de Gálvez fact-finding in Mexico
• Marqués de Rubí inspecting la frontera
• End of Spanish Era
• Imperial intrusion resented
• Secularization of Missions
• Few Native Americans Christianized or
  Hispanicized
• Three major settlements in place San Antonio,
  Goliad, Nacogdoches
• Illegal trade drive for Mexican autonomy
  increase
• Tejanos develop distinct character

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The Spanish Legacy

• 300 Years of Spanish rule in Texas ends
• Few mourn passing
• Case for relocation never strong
• Spanish influence in Texas
• Cultural
• Language geographical nomenclature
• Cuisine architecture
• Community property laws
• Debtor protection

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Key Words Terms (2)

• Mexican Era (1821-1836)
• Missions
• presidios
• ranchos
• towns
• farms
• towns
• Tejanas
• Dona Maria Hinojosa de Balli
• Bourbon Reforms
• Miguel Hidalgo de Costilla
• Juan Bautista de las Casas
• Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

• Spanish terms words
• mestizaje
• Indios barbaros
• rancheros
• vaqueros
• Islenospresidio
• gente de razon
• cabildo
• municipio
• alcalde
• acequia
• corridos
• peninsulares
• Diez y Seis de Septiembre
• reconquista
• conquistadores