FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Peter Bean
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James Long
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William Magee
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Philip Nolan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Long Expedition was an 1819 attempt to take control of Spanish Texas by filibusters. It was led by James Long and successfully established a small independent government, known as the Republic of Texas (distinct from the later Republic of Texas created by the Texas Revolution).
Detailed explanation-2: -In the case of Texas, the filibusters originated in Louisiana even before the Louisiana Purchase. Philip Nolan, in 1800, was one of the first to launch a campaign against the Spanish government to gain control of Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Entrepreneurs like Philip Nolan and Peter Bean (filibusters) came to Texas in 1800 to make money capturing and selling wild horses. Unfortunately for them, this was against the law. Spanish troops captured several of them. The Spanish wanted to keep people like Nolan and Bean out of Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1820, Jane had joined her husband at Bolivar Point near Galveston Island. They helped establish an outpost to help free Texas from Spanish rule. James was a filibuster, a soldier in a private army, and in September 1821, went to try to conquer land in Texas from the Spanish.