FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Cabeza de Vaca
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Coronado
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Cortes
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La Salle
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French colonization of Texas began with the establishment of a fort in present-day southeastern Texas. Fort Saint Louis was established in 1685 near Arenosa Creek and Matagorda Bay by explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle.
Detailed explanation-2: -This settlement was founded by a French explorer named Robert Rene de La Salle and by him was named Fort St Louis in honor of his King, Louis the XIV of France. Actual site of the fort or settlement on the bluff .
Detailed explanation-3: -René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) was a French explorer. He was sent by King Louis XIV (14) to travel south from Canada and sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. He was the first European to travel the length of the Mississippi River (1682).