FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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He was named governor of Laredo, the capital of Nuevo Santander.
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He founded 20 settlements from northern Mexico to the San Antonio River.
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He was a friar at the largest mission on the Rio Grande.
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He expanded Spanish territory from San Antonio to the Rio Grande border.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Escandon, Jose de (1700–1770). For his colonization efforts Escandón is sometimes called the “father” of the lower Rio Grande valley. Escandón received his early education in his native town.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish military leader, colonizer, and colonial administrator José de Escandón was the first governor of Nuevo Santander, a Spanish province in what is now northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. He founded many towns and missions in the Spanish colony, primarily along the Rio Grande.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 6, 1753, Escandon Founded the town of Mier, and in 1755 he granted permission to Tomas Sanchez de la Barrera Y Garza to found Laredo, the largest and most successful permanent Spanish settlement in Southwest Texas.
Detailed explanation-5: -The statue is of Jose de Escandon – known in historical circles as The Father of South Texas-whom the Spanish crown sent to settle what is now Northern Mexico and South Texas. His origin dates back to the 18th century when South Texas was a province of New Spain known as Nuevo Santander.