Spanish missions in Texas

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Catholic missions Spanish colonial missions historical site network

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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Label	Occurrences
Spanish missions in Texas canonical	1

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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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Description of subject: 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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