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HISTORY OF TEXAS.
Presidio, and projected the mission of San Francisco,
near the old fort of La Salle.
In 1601 he was superseded in the commzand by
Domingo Teran, who became very much interested in
Texas, and traversed the country as far as Red river.
He projected quite a number of settlements and missions ;
but his plans were frustrated by the hostility of the
Indians.
In 1718, Louis XIV, of France, granted to Anthony
Crozat, September 14th, the Louisiana country, watered
by the Mississippi and its tributaries. Two years later,
Crozat, who was a merchant, sent Huechereau St. Denis
on a trading expedition to the Rio Grande. Wrhen St.
Denis returned through Texas, the Spaniards sent Domingo
Ram.on, with a few soldiers and friars, to establish
"missions."
In 1718, war was declared between France and Spain.
Early in the spring of 1719, St. Denis and La liarpe
collected a small force and invaded Texas, driving the
Spaniards from the mission establishments in the east,
and penetrated the country as far as San Antonio. Here
they were met by the new governor, the Mlaarquis De
Aguayo, who had nearly five hundred soldiers, aind w'as
prepared to maintain Spanish authority in the province.
St. Denis retired to Natchitoches; but La Harpe
remained among friendly Indians, on the Neches river.
In the meantime, De Aguayo had been superseded by
Don Martitl D'Alarconne, as Governor of Texas. When
D'Alarconne learned that La Harpe was in the Intlian
village, he addressed him the following note:
"MONSIEUR: I am very sensible of the politeness
that M. De Bienville and yourself had the g'oodness to
show to me. The orders I have received from the king,
my master, are, to maintain a good understanding with
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Illustrated history of Texas, organized into ten sections: [1] General Description of the Country, [2] Texas Under Spanish Domination, 1695--1820, [3] Colonization Under Mexican Domination, 1820--1834, [4] The Revolution, [5] The Republic, From 1837 to 1846, [6] Texas as a State, from 1847 to 1878, [7] Indians, [8] Biographies, [9] History -- Counties, and [10] Miscellaneous Items.
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/94/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .