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Pages in category "French-American culture in Texas" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The history of Texas, particularly of the old independent Republic of Texas, is intimately bound up with its present culture. Frontier Texas! is a museum of the American Old West in Abilene. Texas is also home to many historical societies, such as: The Texas Historical Commission, an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of ...
The French wrote that the Tawakoni raised maize and tobacco. La Harpe negotiated a peace treaty between the Tawakoni, eight other tribes, and the French government. [3] Hostilities with the Osage pushed the tribe south into Texas. [4] In Texas, the Tawakoni were closely allied with the Waco tribe.
Historically, San Antonio culture comes from a blend of Central Texas (Hill Country) and South Texas (Southwestern) culture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded as a Spanish outpost and the first civil settlement in Texas , [ 3 ] San Antonio is heavily influenced by Mexican American culture due to Texas formerly being part of Mexico and, previously, the ...
They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821–1900 (Austin, 1983) De León, Arnoldo. Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief History, 2nd ed. (1999) García, Richard A. Rise of the Mexican American Middle Class: San Antonio, 1929-1941 1991; Montejano, David. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986 (1987)
Texas historian Jennifer Logan wrote that Coahuiltecan culture represents "the culmination of more than 11,000 years of a way of life that had successfully adapted to the climate and resources of south Texas.” [13] The peoples shared the common traits of not farming, living in small autonomous bands, and having no political unity above the ...
Texian was a popular demonym, used by Texas colonists, for all the people of the Republic of Texas (1836–1846), before it became a U.S. state. [5] This term was used by early colonists and public officials, including many Texas residents, [ 5 ] and President Mirabeau Lamar frequently used it to foster Texas nationalism.
The French feared that their colonies were vulnerable to a potential attack from its neighboring colonies. In 1681, French nobleman Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched an expedition down the Mississippi River from New France, at first believing he would find a path to the Pacific Ocean. [1] Instead, La Salle found a route to the Gulf of Mexico.