FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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mestizo
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Creole
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Tejano
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821, American settlers immigrated to Texas in even larger numbers, intent on taking the land from the new and vulnerable Mexican nation in order to create a new American slave state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Tejano, derived from the Spanish adjective tejano or (feminine) tejana (and written in Spanish with a lower-case t), denotes a Texan of Mexican descent, thus a Mexican Texan or a Texas Mexican.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the beginning, Tejanos were the older generations of people in Texas or descendants of this Spanish vecinos. At one point they actually use the word Tejano as a self-designation or Tejana for women.
Detailed explanation-4: -In March 1836, in the midst of armed conflict with the Mexican government, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas volunteers initially suffered defeat against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna-the Alamo fell and Sam Houston’s troops were forced into an eastward retreat.