Who established the first Spanish mission in East Texas in 1690?

• A. Fray Damian Massanet
• B. Jose de Escandon
• C. Antonio Margil de Jesus
• D. Miguel Hidalgo

Answer: (A)

The event tests your knowledge of who first established Spanish religious settlements in East Texas. Fray Damián Massanet led the effort to set up a mission in East Texas in 1690, founding Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. This marked the beginning of the East Texas mission era as Spain sought to extend its influence and convert Indigenous peoples in that region. The other names are associated with later mission activity or different goals: Escandon built many missions in the Nuevo Santander area later on, Margil de Jesús was active as a missionary in Texas after 1690 but not the first in that region, and Miguel Hidalgo is a figure from the Mexican independence era, not the establishment of East Texas missions.