USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rubi proposed that all missions in Texas, except for those at San Antonio and Goliad, be abandoned. Afterward, Rubi returned to Mexico City and recommended a number of changes. He also recommended that all Spanish all Spanish settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although the colony lasted only three years, it established France’s claim to possession of the region that is now Texas. The United States later claimed, unsuccessfully, this region as part of the Louisiana Purchase because of the early French colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Aguayo expedition, a project of the Marqués de Aguayo, resulted from the French invasion of 1719, which caused the Spanish to retreat from East Texas. In response to Aguayo’s offer, the viceroy commissioned him to reoccupy the area.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.