FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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asked the French to build a mission among the Tejas (Caddo) tribes of East Texas.
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wanted to help French expand their trade.
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French governor had close ties with friars in Louisiana.
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Help the French take over the Spanish settlements.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Frustrated for more than a decade in his efforts to expand missionary activities beyond the Rio Grande, in 1711 Hidalgo dispatched a letter to the French governor of Louisiana. In it he asked for assistance in reestablishing missions in East Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hidalgo had long wanted to return to Texas, but his Spanish superiors did not allow it. Finally, in 1711 he took the bold and surprising action of writing to the French governor of Louisiana to ask for help in reestablishing missions in East Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Without the knowledge of Spanish officials, Father Hidalgo wrote a letter to the French gov-ernor in Louisiana, asking that the French estab-lish a mission among the Tejas. The French governor listened to Hidalgo’s proposal because it offered an opportunity to open trade. The French governor appointed Louis de St.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish officials wanted to make communication and travel between East Texas and Mexico easier. To accomplish that goal, they decided to build a mission-presidio outpost along the San Antonio River. In 1718 Martín de Alarcón, the governor of Texas, led a group of colonists to the area.