FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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They ignored it
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They were already focused on Texas
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They focused on West Texas
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They turned their focus back to East Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The La Salle expedition had far-reaching results. First, it shifted Spanish explorers’ interests from western Texas to eastern Texas. There was a renewal of Spanish exploration of the northern Gulf shore. It also inspired the French to claim Texas, causing the Spanish to move in Texas as a reaction to a French threat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite setbacks, the La Salle expeditions provided the French government with information about the geography and native population of the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast that would prove essential to the future settlement of lower Louisiana in 1699.
Detailed explanation-3: -La Salle’s activities had far-reaching consequences for the future of Texas. Spain increased its own exploration of the Texas coast and advanced the timetable for its own occupation in order to stave off French claims.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pirates stole one of La Salle’s four ships as the expedition drew close to North America. Whether by miscalculation or poor navigation, La Salle missed the Mississippi entirely and ended up along the Texas coast. The second ship sank entering Matagorda Bay.