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Using Texans One and All: The French Texans, answer the following questions about why French immigrants moved to Texas and what their life was like in the state. Describe early French interests in the New World and why they first came to Texas. _____
The historical articles thoroughly investigate early French colonists and explorers, the French pirates and privateers, the Bonapartists of Champ-d’Asile, the French at the Alamo, Dubois de Saligny and French recognition of the Republic of Texas, the nineteenth-century utopists of Icaria and Reunion, and the French Catholic missions.
French Texans. The story of French in Texas starts in 1685 when René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, mistakenly established a French colony in Texas while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River by sea. The colony was named Fort Saint Louis, but it soon reached a tragic end.
The French presence in Texas began more than three centuries ago, and that migration has continued ever since. But unlike German migration to the area, the French presence in Texas has been nearly invisible, so small that it takes a “Frog” to notice it.
In this section, I will post pictures of interviews of French-Texan immigrants from the French in Texas Oral History Collection conducted by François Lagarde. I aim to provide context for French-Texan perspectives on culture and provide insight on their thoughts on their identity.
15 kwi 2011 · France was the first European nation to recognize Texas as such. Before officially recognizing Texas as a sovereign nation, the King of France sent Jean Pierre Isador Alphonse Dubois de Saligny to scope out the land. Dubois’ main objective in Austin was to gauge what Texas could offer.
1 sty 2010 · In this book, François Lagarde and thirteen other experts present original articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education, religion, and business from the arrival of La Salle in 1685 to 2002.
