FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Mexican forces took advantage of the distraction and captured a number of cities.
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After both sides lost many men, a cease-fire and treaty were negotiated.
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Spain defeated revolutionary forces and brought the colony under its control.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Battle of Medina, The Bloodiest Battle in Texas History, act as a turning point in the revolution led by General José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois? Spain defeated revolutionary forces and brought the colony under its control.
Detailed explanation-2: -Galveston Island was an ideal base for operations against the Spanish fleet sailing the Gulf of Mexico. In 1816 rebel leaders declared the port of Galveston to be a part of the Mexican republic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish Colonial era in Texas began with a system of missions and presidios, designed to spread Christianity and to establish control over the region. The missions were managed by friars from the order of St.
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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fear of Indian attacks and the remoteness of the area from the rest of the Viceroyalty discouraged European settlers from moving to Texas. It remained one of the provinces least-populated by immigrants. The threat of attacks did not decrease until 1785, when Spain and the Comanche peoples made a peace agreement.