FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Built more missions in East Texas to protect the Spanish lands from French
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Shifted its interest from Texas to Florida
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Moved its missions and presidios from New Mexico and West Texas to East Texas
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Became allies and trading partners with Native Americans near Louisiana border
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spanish officials learned of La Salle’s fort in Texas soon after it was built. They immediately sent troops to destroy it. An expedition led by Alonso de León (ah•LOHN•soh day lay•OHN), the governor of Coahuila, reached the site on April 22, 1689, only to find the fort deserted and in ruins.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish, having long been wary of French plans for the Mississippi region, responded immediately to rumors of a French presence on the Tejas coast. Between 1686 and 1691 they dispatched a total of nine expeditions from New Spain (Mexico) to Tejas, four by sea and five by land, to search for the French.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did Spain react to the LaSalle expedition? It built more missions in East Texas to protect Spanish lands from the French. It shifted its interest from Texas to Florida because France was no longer interested in colonizing Florida.
Detailed explanation-4: -The La Salle expedition shifted the focus of Spanish interest from western Texas to eastern Texas. The French began exploring this area, too. Men from La Salle’s colony became explorers and set up settlements in the South and Southwest.