FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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settlers going missing in the region
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French forces establishing settlements in the region
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Indian tribes attacking missions in the region
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slave rebellions occurring in the region
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Detailed explanation-1: -The priest insisted, “There was no necessity at all to leave a large military force in the district since the people were so peaceable and friendly.” However in 1693, after continued disputes with the Caddo Indians, Massanet chose to burn the mission and return to Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Massanet spent several years building missions in Mexico. Then, in 1690, he accompanied General Alonso De León, governor of the state of Coahuila, to establish a Spanish presence in Texas. In that year, Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was founded near the Neches River.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1689 Massanet joined an exploring expedition to Texas led by Alonso De León, the governor of the Spanish province of Coahuila (in northern Mexico). The expedition’s aim was to locate and destroy settlements of the rival French and to find places to build Spanish missions.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1682 Alonso DeLeon petitioned the viceroy of New Spain for a franchise to work salt deposits along the San Juan River, open trade with neighboring settlements, and search for mines.