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other that St. Denis went to Mobile to bring back to Texas 18,000
pesos worth of merchandise which he had there."21
The attitude of the king in the whole matter is well illustrated
by the following incident. On April 14, 1702, Martinez, who was
temporarily in command of Pensacola, informed the Council of
the Indies that on December 16, 1701, Iberville had appeared at
Pensacola and requested permission to enter. The request was
granted in view of the close relations then existing between the
two crowns. Three days later Iberville informed Martinez he had
orders from the king of France to occupy Mobile Bay "before the
English should seize it." In vain did Martinez protest and entreat
Iberville to defer carrying out his purpose until he could receive
instructions from the viceroy of New Spain. The French com-
mander merely reiterated that his royal master's only desire was
to "act for the best interest of both crowns."
Upon receipt of this information the Junta immediately held a
meeting and on August 1, 1702, reported the whole matter to the
king. They called his royal attention to the fact that the extension
of the French settlements in the Coast region was detrimental
to the best interests of Spain, that on two previous occasions the
attention of the king had been called to these encroachments;
that until he made some decision in the matter the Junta was
unable to apply the necessary remedy to preserve the integrity of
the king's domain.22
The king did not appreciate the zeal of the Junta in pointing
out the serious consequences of his procrastination. Such frank-
ness shocked the sensitive nature of the monarch who, instead of
thanking his well-meaning advisers, made the following annotation
on the margin of the report:
"This notice is incomplete. Since the papers which the Junta
nobleman; that he could not marry according to French law without the
consent of the king or in his absence that of the governor; that the girl
could accompany the expedition safely escorted by her uncle; that im-
mediately upon the arrival in the Tejas area, St. Denis, Ram6n and one
other person proceeded to Mobile; and that after this visit, having
obtained the consent of the governor, the marriage was in fact performed
at Natchitoches. The writer has not all the facts to prove his deductions,
but expects to get them.
"Resumen General de Noticias . . San Francisco el Gran,de Archive,
VIII, 150-153.
22Consulta de la Junta de Guerra, August 1, 1702, A.G.I. Audiencia, de
Mexico, 61-6-22 (Dunn Transcripts).133
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