what was the reason that the spanish authorities had difficulties in settling in that state?
French colony was a threat to Spanish mines and shipping routes
Spanish Texas
French colony was a threat to Spanish mines and shipping routes,
who was originally organizing the effort to bring settlers into texas in 1820 Colonel Pedro de Rivera y Villalón who is this mentioned person? UNANSWERABLE was the state of texas ruled by spanish authorities? Yes, Spain had claimed ownership of the territory in 1519 did the spanish authorities try to establish colonies in that state prior to 1519? No, Spain did not attempt to colonize the area until after locating evidence of the failed French colony of Fort Saint Louis in 1689.
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Spanish Texas [SEP] Initial colonization attempts
Although Alonso Álvarez de Pineda claimed Texas for Spain in 1519, the area was largely ignored by Spain until the late seventeenth century. In 1685, the Spanish learned that France had established a colony in the area between New Spain and Florida. Believing the French colony was a threat to Spanish mines and shipping routes, Spanish King Carlos II's Council of War recommended that "Spain needed swift action 'to remove this thorn which has been thrust into the heart of America. The greater the delay the greater the difficulty of attainment.'" Having no idea where to find the French colony, the Spanish launched ten expeditions—both land and sea—over the next three years.