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Spanish force led by Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo to retake East Texas from France. Reoccupied abandoned missions and established a large presidio which became the unofficial Spanish capital of Texas, Los Adaes.
- Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas - 1519-182 - Quizlet
Both Spanish and French explorers made their way into Texas...
- Colonization of Texas Flashcards - Quizlet
The Spanish came to Texas because they didn't want the...
- Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas - 1519-182 - Quizlet
Both Spanish and French explorers made their way into Texas in the sixteenth century. Competition between France and Spain to claim land in the New World fueled Spanish desires to colonize and control Texas.
The Spanish came to Texas because they didn't want the French to get the land because they wanted gold. They used the mission system to keep the French out, Anglo-Americans came to Texas for cheap land by the Empresario System.
The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
Spanish colonization in Texas, covering: (1) First Attempt of Missions, 1690-1693, (2) Second Attempt, 1716-1722, (3) Life on the Spanish Frontier, (4) Arrival of the Comanche, (5) Texas by 1800. Viewing Options for the video: The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards
The Spanish began focusing their mission efforts in east Texas and began settling the same area. The Spanish claimed the Mississippi River Valley to anger the French. The Spanish started working with the French so that both countries would have land in Texas.
Here we will follow (almost literally) the early competition between Spain and France for the land along the Gulf of Mexico we now call Texas and Louisiana. Specifically, we will follow their joint treks in southern Tejas in the late 1600s as they learn of each other's presence from the Indians.
