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Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
In 1722 Spanish built a fort, Presidio La Bahia, and Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga on the site of Fort Saint Louis. [5] Theodore Gudin's painting of La Salle's entrance into Matagorda Bay, 1684. The port of Linnville was established on Matagorda Bay in 1831, and served as a main port for the Republic of Texas.
Copano (Spanish: El Copano) is a ghost town on the northwestern shore of Copano Bay in Refugio County, Texas. It is located 5 mi (8.0 km) north of present-day Bayside , on Copano Point. The port, which holds the distinction as the first in South Texas , [ 1 ] was founded in the early 18th century by the Spanish, and named for the Copane Indians ...
The Spanish Main included Spanish Florida and New Spain, the latter extending through modern-day Texas, Mexico, all of Central America, to Colombia and Venezuela on the north coast of South America. Major ports along this stretch of coastline included Veracruz, Porto Bello, Cartagena de Indias and Maracaibo. [citation needed]
Spanish Fort is an unincorporated community in north-central Montague County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 50 in 2000. History
The Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District is an 18.31-acre (74,100 m 2) area located near the city of Port Mansfield, Texas, United States, in the waters off Kenedy County and Willacy County, Texas.
The Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry is located at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge (sometimes referred to as "Bridge I" or "Old Bridge" or "Convent Avenue Bridge"). [1] Since 1889, a bridge connected Laredo, Texas with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas at this location. For many years, this was the only crossing for vehicular and ...
Port Aransas (/ ə ˈ r æ n z ə s / ə-RAN-zəs) [4] is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. This city is 180 miles southeast of San Antonio. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census. Port Aransas is the only established town on Mustang Island. It is located north of Padre Island and is one of the longest barrier islands along ...