FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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José de Escandón
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Francisco Hidalgo
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Antonio Margil de Jesús
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Fray Damián Massanet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Beginning in the 1680s, the Spanish initiated a series of expeditions, or entradas, into Texas to combat French intrusions into the region (West 1905: 200). In 1686, Alonzo de León led the first land expedition seeking to expel the French from their colony at Fort St.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Spanish missions were established in the 1680s near present-day San Angelo, El Paso and Presidio – areas that were closely tied to settlements in what is today New Mexico. In 1690, Spanish missions spread to East Texas after news surfaced of La Salle’s French settlements in the area.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1519, the explorer Alonso Álvarez de Piñeda became the first European to map the Texas Gulf Coast. However, it would be another nine years before any Spaniards explored the Texas interior. In 1528, another expedition, led by Pánfilo de Narváez, set sail from Spain to explore the North American interior.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas? Missions were built to establish Spanish land claims.