Map of Missions and Presidios in Texas
August 20, 2026
Spanish missions in Texas were frontier settlements founded by the Catholic Church in New Spain to Christianize and assimilate Indigenous peoples. Each mission typically included a church, priests’ quarters, Indian living areas, workshops, and storehouses. Presidio forts, staffed by Spanish…
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