Why were priests and nuns among the early settlers in Texas?

Response:

The group were skilled architects capable of planning operations across the Americas.

Rationale:

As the twentieth century came to a close, religion remained an essential aspect of life for Mexican-Americans. Despite persistent concern about declining values, the Tejano community was still predominantly Catholic throughout the 1990s, and the core characteristics of Tejano Catholicism had only experienced minimal changes over time. Mexican-American Catholicismcontinued to maintain a family-centric focus, loosely connected to formal practices, and strongly influenced by cultural traditions. Different faiths had indeed led to progress over time towards mainstream Protestantism historically and, more recently, toward Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals, and other sects.