Yes in 1807 and he was taken by the Spanish Army to Santa Fe and Chihuahua before being released at the Louisiana border.
The Spanish Army who thought he was a spy.
Zebulon Pike.
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.
Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Jr.
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
Zebulon Pike
The Spanish Army who thought he was a spy.
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because he invaded the Spanish Territory
Zebulon Pike was captured on February 26, 1807 by Spanish authorities in northern New Mexico, now part of Colorado. Pike and his men were taken to Santa Fe, then to Chihuahua where he appeared before the Commandant General Salcedo.
Zebulon Pike.
Zebulon Pike.
The Spanish feared Zebulon Pike's explorations because they believed he was secretly mapping out their territories in North America to potentially aid American expansionism. Pike's expeditions were seen as a threat to Spanish territorial claims and control in the region.
On 26 February 1807.
Zebulon Pike explored the Rocky Mountains in the Louisiana Territory. They named a mountain in Colorado after him.