The Spanish explorers of Mexico, such as Hernan Cortes, were mostly intersted in conquering the native empires and extracting their gold. Meanwhile in Texas, Spanish missions were established to spread Spanish religion and influence. This explains the names of cities such as Los Angeles (The Angels), San Fransisco (Saint Francis), and Santa Fe (Holy Faith).
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Cattle was first brought to Texas by explorers from Spain or the Spanish.
When Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California becamse part of the United States, Spanish was already being spoken there. Explorers from Spain were settling those places while explorers from England were settling in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
the explores fromEurope did not first discover Texas i believe it was the Spanish explorers also known as conquistadors who first found Texas but it was Christianity
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Kemper wanted Texas to be apart of the U.S. but Gutierrez wanted it to be apart of Mexico,..
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The Rio Grande ( Rio means river in spanish) is the border between Mexico and Texas.
The only spanish speaking country that borders the United States is Mexico. For states sit along the border: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
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It didn't. At first it was Spanish territory , then it belonged to Mexico.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California all share a border with Mexico, the only Spanish-speaking country that borders the US.