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The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
3 French colonization of Texas (1684–1689) ... World War II had a dramatic effect on Texas, as federal money poured in to build military bases, ...
The Spaniards also buried the eight French cannons, no doubt intending to return for them later. [51] They did indeed return to establish their own presidio (fort) on this site in 1722, but the cannons were not found. Early in 1689, the Spanish authorities received a letter written in French.
The French Texas (1685−1689) — a short lived colonial area of the French Empire, that was located in present-day southeastern Texas. Established by Robert de La Salle in the western Colonial Louisiana region of the Viceroyalty of New France.
From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire existed mainly in the Americas and Asia. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the second French colonial empire existed mainly in Africa and Asia. France had about 80 colonies throughout its history, the second most colonies in the world behind only the British Empire. [1]
The first French colonial empire stretched to over 10,000,000 km 2 (3,900,000 sq mi) ... Fort Saint Louis was established in Texas in 1685, but was gone by 1688.
A distinction is generally made between the "First French colonial empire", that existed until 1814, by which time most of it had been lost or sold, and the "Second French colonial empire", which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830.
In 1841 the French opened a legation which still stands in Austin, (a few miles from the site of the current Texas Capitol building), and Texas in turn opened an embassy in Paris. [1] France had wanted to set up a consulate general in Washington-on-the-Brazos and a consulate in Houston as well.