FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Cabeza de Vaca
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Cortez
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Coronado
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La Salle
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French colonization of Texas began with the establishment of a fort in present-day southeastern Texas. Fort Saint Louis was established in 1685 near Arenosa Creek and Matagorda Bay by explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle.
Detailed explanation-2: -To check this treat, La Salle built his Fort Saint Louis. Just as the Illinois found an ally in La Salle, the Iroquois had a powerful friend as well: Thomas Dongan, the royal governor of New York. An Irish soldier of fortune, he had served in the French army and then with the English.
Detailed explanation-3: -René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, sailed from Rochefort, France, on August 1, 1684, to seek the mouth of the Mississippi River by sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -La Salle returned to France in order to promote settlement in French-occupied territory. Returning to North America with 200 colonists, La Salle’s expedition missed the mouth of the Mississippi River and ended up landing on the coast of Matagorda Bay, Texas, in 1685.