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Printable version; In other projects ... Part of a series on the. History of Texas; Timeline; Pre-Columbian Texas: Early Spanish explorations: 1519–1543: French ...
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.
Spanish control of Texas was followed by Mexican control of Texas, and it can be difficult to separate the Spanish and Mexican influences on the future state. The most obvious legacy is that of the language; every major river in modern Texas, including the Red River, which was baptized by the Spaniards as Colorado de Texas, has a Spanish or ...
Printable version; In other projects ... Part of a series on the. History of Texas; Timeline; Pre-Columbian Texas: Early Spanish explorations: 1519–1543: French ...
On April 6, 1813, he declared the independence of Texas from the kingdom of Spain, proclaimed its first constitution, and declared himself the first president of Texas. Warned of these developments, José Joaquín de Arredondo , whose forces were quartered in the Valley del Maíz, marched to engage Gutiérrez, collecting men and material on the ...
Spanish Texas (1690−1821) — the Spanish colonial period in the history of Texas. It was located in northern Colonial Mexico , within the Viceroyalty of New Spain of the Spanish Empire . For the succeeding period, see Category: Mexican Texas .
Printable version; In other projects ... The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Laredo, Texas, USA. 18th-19th centuries ... Spanish Texas: 1690 ...
In Texas their numbers increased to 300, and they proceeded to take the town of Santísima Trinidad de Salcedo (located on the east bank of the Trinity River at Spanish Bluff, ten miles downriver from the present Highway 31 crossing), on September 13. Their success would push them on; they traveled southward, to conquer the next Spanish stronghold.