1. Chapter 7: Conflicts of Empire Section 1: Changes in Spanish Texas

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1754: France and England go to war over control of the Ohio Valley

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War spreads to Europe
Spain sides with France
Britain defeats France

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Treaty of Paris signed after war
Cede—to officially give up a territory from one nation to another

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Treaty of Paris:
France gave up Canada and all land East of the Mississippi River
Spain gave up Florida

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Agreement gives Louisiana to Spain
French are no longer a threat to Texas

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1766: The Marqués de Rubí begins an inspection of the northern borderlands
Becomes very concerned when inspecting northern presidios

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Found better conditions at San Antonio and La Bahía
Noted efforts to convert and befriend Indians had failed

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Spanish America’s northern borderlands were threatened in the 1760s because Spain did not have the people, power, or wealth to hold its land there.

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Recommendations:
Spain pull back to the “real” frontier
Build a string of forts from CA to TX
A page from the Marqués de Rubí’s diary

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Only San Antonio and Santa Fe would remain above this line
Abandon East Texas settlements

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Recommendations for Texas:
Abandon all missions and presidios except those at La Bahía and San Antonio
San Antonio should replace Los Adaes as the capital of Texas

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Recommendations for Texas:
Spanish population in East Texas should be moved to San Antonio to strengthen defense of the settlement and mission there.
4. Befriend the Comanche and use their help in fighting the Apache

16. The government approved Rubi’s recommendations
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Why?
Why?
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These had the best conditions- others were in desperate need of repairs and staffed by soldiers who lived in poverty. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Spain should abandon all missions
and presidios in Texas except those at La Bahía and San Antonio.
San Antonio should then replace Los Adaes as the capital of Texas.
The Spanish in East Texas should be moved to San Antonio to strengthen the defenses of the missions and settlement there.
The French were no longer a threat to East Texas…
The Spanish should befriend the Comanche and use their help in fighting the Apache.
The government approved Rubi’s recommendations

17. Changes in Texas Policies
1773: withdrawal from East Texas begins
Tejanos—persons of Spanish descent who lived in Texas

18. Changes in Texas Policies
People did not want to leave
San Antonio replaces Los Adaes as capital

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Best farmland is already taken
People become homesick and ask to return home

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Allowed to return as far east as the Trinity River
1774: Antonio Gil Ybarbo—lead a group to present-day Madison County where they founded Bucareli

21. Changes in Texas Policies
Bucareli plagued by Comanche raids, disease, and flooding
Antonio Gil Ybarbo leads settlers further east

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Antonio Gil Ybarbo founded the town of Nacogdoches which became a gateway between Texas and Louisiana.
Statue of Antonio Gil Ybarbo in present-day Nacogdoches

23. Changes in Texas Policies
Spanish copy the French system of befriending the Indians by trading and giving them gifts
Spanish wanted to befriend the Comanche to get their help against the Apache

24. Changes in Texas Policies
1785: The Spanish sign a peace treaty with the Comanche Indians
Treaty maintained peace for some 30 years

25. Problems
Actions
Rubí’s
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