To spread the religon to native Americans
They are usually formed around rivers
They built missions to protect the friars from unfriendly Indians.
A presidio is a Spanish fort built to protect the coast from foreign troops. Food was raised at the missions and then fed to the soldiers at the presidios. A presidio is also a fortified military settlement in Mexico.
Presidios were built to protect the Spanish settlements from attack.
Missions
they did nothing
To provide protection to the missions.
To provide protection to the missions.
people worked there
pueblos,missions and presidios
Pueblo, presidios, and missions
the mission and pueblo communities produced food for the presidios in exchange for protection.