FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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The French were able to take over Texas and establish their own settlements
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Because it was a half-way point, San Antonio was made the Capital of the territory of Texas
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Most Spanish settlements were located in the Mountains and Basins region
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Many towns and rivers have Spanish names
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish established themselves in Texas by using the same system they had established in Arizona and New Mexico. Through missions, presidios, and an adjoining civilian community (a villa), missionaries and soldiers Christianized and Hispanicized the native population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish influence is still felt in Texas today. The state’s name is derived from the word Tejas, a Spanish rendering of the Caddo word for friends or allies. Many place names such as San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and El Paso, are of Spanish origin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The highly-developed(advanced technology) culture, new language(the Spanish), religion(Christianity) and institutions of Europe were introduced into Mexico. Spain opened up trade with other countries, and made profits.
Detailed explanation-4: -Beginning in the 1680s, the Spanish initiated a series of expeditions, or entradas, into Texas to combat French intrusions into the region (West 1905: 200). In 1686, Alonzo de León led the first land expedition seeking to expel the French from their colony at Fort St.