SPANISH MISSIONS IN TEXAS AND FRIAR MARGIL

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THE SPANISH MISSIONS OF TEXAS

THIS IS A POWER POINT PRESENTATION. DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES. THE CENTRAL IDEA IS THAT THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONS IN TEXAS WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FORCE OF DEVELOPMENT DURING THE THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF SPANISH COLONIAL RULE. THEIR LARGER REGIONAL CONTEXT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THE CURRENT BORDERS OF TEXAS ARE NOT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. THE PERSONAL COMMITMENT OF THE MISSIONARIES NEEDS TO BE STUDIED AND ADMIRED.