FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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The language, customs, and traditions of many cultures intermingled and influenced Texas.
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The influence of the Tejano culture was strong during its time, but it did not last long.
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Due to the influence of the Spanish missions, the people living in Texas were not able to develop their own culture.
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African Americans who lived in Texas were free, so their culture did not influence Texas history
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Detailed explanation-1: -Difference between the Spanish and Anglo settlement of Texas? Anglos were drawn to Texas for economic reasons, while the Spanish wanted to spread their religion and to keep other nations from settling in this area.
Detailed explanation-2: -The growing presence of American settlers in Texas, their reluctance to abide by Mexican law, and their desire for independence caused the Mexican government to grow wary. In 1830, it forbade future U.S. immigration and increased its military presence in Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Austin’s Colony was the first and largest Anglo-American settlement in Mexican Texas and was established by Stephen F. Austin in 1821. It was authorized by the Mexican government and allowed for the introduction of 300 families into Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first European base was established in 1680, along the upper Rio Grande river, near modern El Paso, with the exiled Spaniards and Native Americans from the Isleta Pueblo during the Pueblo Revolt, also known as Popé’s Rebellion, from today’s northern New Mexico.