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ChertSome gunflints were imported from Spain, but soldiers often made their own with local material.Click here to view this item in 3D.

Metal A Mesoamerican drink made from cacao beans became popular among the Spanish colonizers.Click here to view this item in 3D.

Metal The colonial families would bring table cutlery, like this knife, from Europe to Texas.Click here to view this item in 3D.

MetalThese good-luck charms would hang from a horse bridle to protect soldiers in battle.Click here to view this item in 3D.

MetalThese good-luck charms would hang from a horse bridle to protect soldiers in battle.Click here to view this item in 3D.

MetalThese good-luck charms would hang from a horse bridle to protect soldiers in battle.

MetalThis piece, from a soldier's gun, prevented the weapon from accidentally discharging.

LeadAmmunition on the Spanish frontiers would have been scarce, and carefully policed by the soldiers.Click here to view this item in 3D.

ClayToys help archaeologists understand the daily lives of children at the mission.Click here to view this item in 3D.