Spanish Texas, 1519-1821 / Donald E. Chipman, Harriett Denise Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chipman, Donald E.

Contributor:

Joseph, Harriett Denise.

Series:

Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ; no. 14.

Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spaniards.

History.

Texas--History--To 1846.

Texas.

Spaniards--Texas--History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition, second edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.

Contents:

Texas : geography and first people

Explorers and conquistadors, 1519-1543

The northward advance toward Texas, 1543-1680

Río Grande focus and the French challenge in Texas, 1680-1689

International rivalry and the East Texas missions, 1689-1714

The Spanish occupation of Texas, 1714-1722

Retrenchment, Islanders, and Indians, 1722-1746

Mission, presidio, and settlement expansion, 1746-1762

The changing international scene and life in Texas, 1762-1783

Anglo-American encroachments and Texas at the turn of a century, 1783-1803

The twilight of Spanish Texas, 1803-1821

The legacies of Spanish Texas

Appendix 1: Governors of Spanish Texas, 1691-1821

Appendix 2: Commandants general of the interior provinces, 1776-1821

Appendix 3: Viceroys of New Spain, 1535-1821.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292721302

0292721307

9780292721807

0292721803

OCLC:

318870289