FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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France tried to claim the territory by building a fort there
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France and Spain were fighting back home in Europe
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The French were trying to trade with settlers and natives in Texas
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The French were not willing to pay Spain for Texas
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France and Spain were bound by an oath of friendship
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spain learned of La Salle’s mission in 1686. Concerned that the French colony could threaten Spain’s control over the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the unsettled southeastern region of North America, the Crown funded multiple expeditions to locate and eliminate the settlement.
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: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish explorers like Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Coronado explored Texas in the early 1500s. They sent reports to Spain telling of the vastness of the land, the hostility of the people living there, and the lack of gold and silver.