Zebulon Pike, who was arrested by the Spanish Army, escorted to Santa Fe and then to Chihuahua before being released at the Louisiana border.
Pike didn't capture the Spanish. Pike was captured by the Spanish that controlled Mexico at the time.
169 spanish soldiers fought
The Spanish Army who thought he was a spy.
Zebulon Pike.
The Spanish arrested him as a spy.
The Spanish thought he was a spy
because he invaded the Spanish Territory
Zebulon Pike, who was arrested by the Spanish Army, escorted to Santa Fe and then to Chihuahua before being released at the Louisiana border.
Zebulon Pike was captured by Spanish soldiers when he attempted to explore Spanish territory in present-day Colorado in 1807. He and his men were taken as prisoners and held for several months before being released.
Zebulon Pike attempted to climb the Rocky Mountain peak that would later bear his name- Pikes Peak. he failed, and then he and his group turned south. Unfortunately, they ran into spanish territory and were arrested by some spanish troops.
Pike didn't capture the Spanish. Pike was captured by the Spanish that controlled Mexico at the time.
Zebulon Pike attempted to climb the Rocky Mountain peak that would later bear his name- Pikes Peak. he failed, and then he and his group turned south. Unfortunately, they ran into spanish territory and were arrested by some spanish troops.
Zebulon Pike attempted to climb the Rocky Mountain peak that would later bear his name- Pikes Peak. he failed, and then he and his group turned south. Unfortunately, they ran into spanish territory and were arrested by some spanish troops.
The Spanish feared Pike's entry because the Spanish thought he was there to invade the Spanish land.
because he was tresspassing property and the spanish wanted to know if the american wanted to envade them.
Pike