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Texas History Stories
ELLIS P. BEAN
One hundred years ago,'it will be remembered, Texas
was a province of Spain. Spain was jealous of her
colony and would not allow people from other countries
to settle there. The people of the United States
in particular were refused admittance. One of the
Spanish commanders said that if he had the power he
would stop even the birds from flying across the Sabine
River.
At this time there were only three or four American
families in all Texas, and they had become subjects of
the king of Spain. In 1797 a young American named
Philip Nolan came to Texas to get horses for the United
States army. Thousands of wild horses roamed over
the plains, and belonged to anyone who could catch
them. Nolan soon got together a herd of two thousand
and returned to the States with them. He made
a map of the country through which he traveled, and
this was the first map of Texas ever made.
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin., book, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14383/m1/7/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.