Los Adaes : the first capital of Spanish Texas / Francis X. Galán.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galán, Francis X., author.

Series:

Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

Boundaries.

Texas--History--To 1846.

Texas.

History.

Los Adaes State Commemorative Area (La.)--History.

Los Adaes State Commemorative Area (La.).

Presidio de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes Site (La.)--History.

Presidio de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes Site (La.).

Texas--Capital and capitol.

New Spain--Boundaries.

New Spain.

New Spain--Colonies--America.

Capitals (Cities).

America.

Louisiana--Los Adaes State Commemorative Area.

Louisiana--Presidio de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes Site.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In the first book devoted to Los Adaes, historian Francis X. Galan traces the roots of the current US-Mexico border to the colonial history of this all but forgotten Spanish fort and mission. He demonstrates that, despite efforts to the contrary, Spain could neither fully block the penetration of smuggled goods and settlers into Texas from Louisiana nor could it successfully convert the Native Americans to Christianity and the Spanish economic system. In the aftermath of the transfer of Louisiana from France to Spain in 1762, Spain chose to shutter the fort and mission"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Forged in Blood

ch. 2 Food for the Soul

ch. 3 Bourbon Kinship

ch. 4 Blood Debt

ch. 5 Smugglers' Paradise

ch. 6 Apachitos and Africans: Captivity and Slavery

ch. 7 Trail of Sorrows

Epilogue Rebirth, Borders, and Freedom

Appendixes

Appendix A Mission Ranching/Farming in East Texas, 1727

Appendix B Military Roster at Los Adaes, May 1731

Appendix C Inventory of Arsenal at Presidio Los Adaes, 1734

Appendix D List of Contraband Goods among French, Caddos, and Franciscan Missionaries, 1766

Appendix E Contraband Goods of French Trader Duzan Lodre Seized by the Spanish near Bermudez Ranch in the Jurisdiction of Los Adaes, August 1766

Appendix F Spanish Gifts to Taovaya Indians for Ransom of the Spanish Captive Antonio Trevino, 1765

Appendix G List of Adaesenos from Testimony and Request to Move from San Antonio to the Abandoned Mission Dolores de los Ais in East Texas, October 4, 1773

Appendix H List of Adaesenos Who Remained in San Antonio and Their Petition for Land to Subsist with Their Families, January 4, 1778

Appendix I List of Adaesenos Who Received Suertes of Land from Mission San Antonio de Valero, February 25, 1793.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gálan, Francis X. Los Adaes, the first capital of Spanish Texas

ISBN:

9781623498788

1623498783

OCLC:

1128731300