FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Anglos
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Spanish
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1690 Alonso de León escorted several Catholic missionaries to east Texas, where they established the first mission in Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -This settlement, at what is now La Plaza de las Islas, was the first permanent civil settlement in Texas. The Islanders named their town the “Villa de San Fernando” in honor of the Spanish prince, Don Fernando, who succeeded to the throne in 1746 as King Ferdinand VI.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contents. Spanish missionaries were the first European settlers in Texas, founding San Antonio in 1718.
Detailed explanation-4: -The settlement was known as the Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. King Philip V of Spain originally recruited 200 families from the Spanish colony of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa to permanently settle Texas in 1723 (Cruz 1988).
Detailed explanation-5: -From the late 1600s, Spain attempted to claim parts of Texas as its own by establishing perma-nent settlements there. However, Spain’s efforts to colonize Texas were challenged by the French and by Native Texan groups.