FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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practice the Catholic faith
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learn to speak Spanish
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serve in the Spanish military
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leave their wives and children behind
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Detailed explanation-1: -Texas after Mexican independence In the Trans-Nueces, Mexican independence brought renewed interest in land grants. The empty spaces left between the old Spanish grants were quickly swallowed up in new grants that Tamaulipan authorities continued to make until the time of the Mexican War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest grant was made by the Spanish crown to establish a mission and presidio in East Texas in 1716. In 1731 town lots in San Antonio de Béxar were granted to Canary Islanders, and by the mid-1700s larger livestock grants were being made along the San Antonio River valley.
Detailed explanation-3: -First-class headrights were issued to those who arrived before the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. Heads of families were eligible for one league and one labor of land (4605.5 acres) and single men were eligible for 1/3 of a league (1476.1 acres).
Detailed explanation-4: -These grants of land are known as Rancho Grants. and were granted in order to encourage agriculture and industry.