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Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas, now better known as Presidio of San Sabá, was founded in April 1757 near present-day Menard, Texas, United States to protect the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, established at the same time. The presidio and mission were built to secure Spain's claim to the territory.
He petitioned the Texas government for permission to organize "an expedition for the purpose of intercepting and capturing the property of Mexican traders who might pass through territory claimed by Texas on the Santa Fe Trail." On 16 February 1843, the Texas Department of War approved his petition and authorized him to raise a force of not ...
Santa Fe (English: Holy Faith) is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It is named for the Santa Fe Railroad (now part of BNSF Railway) which runs through the town alongside State Highway 6. The population of Santa Fe at the 2020 census was 12,735.
Large ruins survives Fort of Santiago: Algeciras, Andalusia: 1716: 2001, during the modern government and autonomies: Ruins survives Fort of El Tolmo: La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia: 1741: 1811, by the English during the Napoleonic invasion period: Large ruins survives Battery of la Atunara: La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia: 1735
The Texan Santa Fe Expedition was a failed commercial and military expedition in 1841 by the Republic of Texas with the objective of competing with the lucrative trade conducted over the Santa Fe Trail and the ulterior motive of annexing to Texas the eastern one-half of New Mexico, then a province of Mexico. [1] [2]
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San Lazaro is an archaeological site of pueblos in the U.S. state of New Mexico.Located in the basin of the Galisteo River south of Santa Fe, it was home to a clan of the Tanoan peoples at the time of Spanish colonial contact in the 16th century.
Oct. 9—An alleged hazing incident involving Santa Fe High School football players includes accusations of a "sexual offense," according to police. Santa Fe police Deputy Chief Ben Valdez wrote ...