One of the primary goals of the Spanish in Texas was to conv…

One of the primary goals of the Spanish in Texas was to convert the Natives to Catholicism. During the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Spanish created a series of “missions”- sites on which the Spanish could Christianize and assimilate the Indian people while forcing them to grow crops and other manual labor tasks to sustain the mission. The efforts in Texas to Christianize the Natives largely failed for what reason.

During the late 1600s, the empires of both France and Spain…

During the late 1600s, the empires of both France and Spain fought with each other to gain a foothold in Texas. Both empires had trouble settling Texas due to their inability to gain the trust of the Natives, especially the Caddo people (although the French had more success in trading and intermarrying with them than the Spanish). Both nations had built temporary settlements and missions to Christianize the Natives. According to the reading, the Spanish sent out an expedition to find and destroy what French fort in Texas?