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News of the French threat had been reported by Native American traders in Texas, who reported that the French had settled among the Caddo people. The expeditionary force was led by Buenaventura de Aguirre, who was the captain of the Presidio of San Juan Bautista del Río Grande del Norte (present-day Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico). The presidio ...
The land expedition, led by Alonso De León, discovered Jean Gery, who had deserted the French colony and was living in Southern Texas with the Coahuiltecans. [43] Using Gery as a translator and guide, De León finally found the French fort in late April 1689. [ 44 ]
French Texas: 1684–1689: Spanish Texas: 1690–1821: ... the Texians formed a tight hollow square for defense. ... Over 1.3 million acres (530 thousand ha) of land ...
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.
Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis (French: Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis; September 17, 1676 – June 11, 1744) was a French-Canadian soldier and explorer best known for his exploration and development of the Louisiana (New France) and Spanish Texas regions.
The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a country in North America. [3] It existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Mexico , the Republic of the Rio Grande , and the United States .
He made it to San Antonio in July 1844 to meet with the colonists and was escorted by the Texas Rangers to inspect his land grant. The first of Castro's colonists arrived at the land on September 2, 1844. [5] A grant covering 3,878,000 acres over 5,000 square miles went to Henry Francis Fisher and Burchard Miller.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).