USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the appointment of a royal commission in 1767, the settlers of Nuevo Santander were assigned the land grants that Escandón had promised them. Grants were made to residents of the colonies of the Rio Grande, thus starting the colonization of South Texas from the Rio Grande to the San Antonio River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jose de Escandon. From 1748 to 1755, the Spanish expedition leader settled more than 20 towns and villages along the Rio Grande and other areas of New Spain, including the colony of Santander. For his efforts, he has been called the “father of the lower Rio Grande Valley.

Detailed explanation-3: -José de Escandón, conde de Sierra (May 19, 1700-1770) was a Spanish soldier, slaver, and the founder and first governor of the colony of Nuevo Santander, (extending from Veracruz to the Guadalupe River in Texas.)

Detailed explanation-4: -José de Escandón: Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Detailed explanation-5: -*Escandon set up 14 settlements which were called Las Villas Del Norte. The villas included: Camargo, Reynosa, Mier, Revilla (now called Guerrero), Laredo, and Dolores. Each villa was led by a capitan who was under the authority of Escandon. One of the settlers’ first tasks was to build homes called jacales.