Abstract
In this study ceramics are used to study acculturation at two Spanish colonial sites in Texas. The sites are the Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga and the Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto. Spanish sites provide us with the opportunity to study acculturation in contact situations. Unlike the British, the Spanish attempted to convert the native population and incorporate them into Spanish society. The analysis showed some European influence on the native made ceramics. European traits show up in foot rings and a plato vessel form. There was also evidence of different native groups having influence on each other. The Spanish population at the presidio used the local native wares, but the high percentage of Mexican made wares suggests that when possible Mexican ceramics were preferred. Overall, the Spanish population at the presidio and the native population at the mission appear to have retained their cultural identities.
Kloetzer, Diane Kimberley (2000). Acculturation at the La Bahia Mission and Presidio, Goliad, Texas. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2000 -THESIS -K59.