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Spanish expeditions into Texas, 1689-1768 / William C. Foster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foster, William C., Author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spaniards--Texas--History.
- Spaniards.
- Texas--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
- Texas.
- Texas--History--To 1846.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Produces the first highly accurate maps of the eleven Spanish expeditions from northeastern Mexico into what is now East Texas during the years 1689 to 1768.
- Contents:
- In search of La Salle: Governor Alonso de Leon's 1689 expedition
- A mission for the Tejas: Governor Alonso de Leon's 1690 expedition
- San Antonio de Padua: Governor Domingo Teran de los Rios's expedition, 1691-1692
- To resupply the mission: Governor Gregorio de Salinas Varona's 1693 expedition
- New road to the Colorado: The 1709 expedition of Fray Isidro de Espinosa, Fray Antonio de Olivares, and Captain Pedro de Aguirre
- In quest of commerce: Captain Domingo Ramon's 1716 expedition with Espinosa and Saint-Denis
- A way station at San Antonio: Governor Martin de Alarcon's 1718 expedition
- Back to the Bay: Governor Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo's 1721-1722 expedition
- The presidios reviewed: Brigadier Pedro de Rivera's 1727 inspection tour
- The French threat fades: The Marques de Rubi's 1767 inspection tour
- Review of the Zacatecan missions in Texas: Fray Gaspar Jose de Solis's 1768 inspection tour
- Conclusion
- Appendixes: Wildlife recorded on Spanish expeditions into Texas, 1689-1768
- Trees, shrubs, bushes, vines, mosses, and grasses reported on Spanish expeditions into Texas, 1689-1768
- Documented epidemic disease episodes in northeastern New Spain, 1577-1768
- Indian tribes reported on Spanish expeditions into Texas, 1689-1768.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780292762503
- 029276250X
- 9780292793132
- 0292793138
- OCLC:
- 506174396
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