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Los Adaes, the First Capital of Spanish Texas /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2020]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Summerfield G. Roberts Texas history series.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (416 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781623498795 |