Because Spain owned it until the Louisiana Purchase which gave the US MOST of its current land mass.
1892
Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
The Texas settlement by Mexico began as missions about 1690 and San Antonio was founded in 1718.
no, it started in spain. by:ahmed taimah
Spain did not give Moses Austin permission to start a colony in Texas. It simply gave him 4,428 acres in 1821.
In an attempt to convert the Native Americans to their state religion, Roman Catholicism.
The distance between Spain and Texas depends on which specific cities you compare, but hereβs a general idea: From Madrid, Spain πͺπΈ to Dallas, Texas πΊπΈ β about 5,000 miles (β 8,050 kilometers) From Barcelona, Spain to Houston, Texas β about 5,200 miles (β 8,370 kilometers) So overall, Spain is roughly 4,900β5,300 miles from read more ln.run/Mwv_5
the reason is they thought there way of life was better than the native americans. So they thought that teaching them there ways was helping them. After there done helping them they would support Spain.
Junipero Serra was authorized to establish a system of missions.
1964
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