FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Increased suspicion from the Spanish about the French claiming land in Texas
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Created a strong alliance between the French and Spanish government
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Allowed the Spanish and French Catholic priests to share religious ideas
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Led to the success of a French and Spanish mission system
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frustrated for more than a decade in his efforts to expand missionary activities beyond the Rio Grande, in 1711 Hidalgo dispatched a letter to the French governor of Louisiana. In it he asked for assistance in reestablishing missions in East Texas.
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: -How did Francis Hidalgo affect the settlements of Texas? He convinced the French and Spanish to reestablish missions in East Texas after the failures of the late 1600s.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.