Los Adaes : the first capital of Spanish Texas
Francis X. Galán (Author)
"In the first book devoted to Los Adaes, historian Francis X. Galan traces the roots of the current US-Mexico border to the colonial history of this all but forgotten Spanish fort and mission. He demonstrates that, despite efforts to the contrary, Spain could neither fully block the penetration of smuggled goods and settlers into Texas from Louisiana nor could it successfully convert the Native Americans to Christianity and the Spanish economic system. In the aftermath of the transfer of Louisiana from France to Spain in 1762, Spain chose to shutter the fort and mission"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2020
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Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2020
History
xiii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9781623498788, 1623498783
1128731300
Introduction: Broken Border
Forged in Blood
Food for the Soul
Bourbon Kinship
Blood Debt
Smugglers' Paradise
Apachitos: Captivity and Slavery
Trail of Sorrows
Epilogue: Rebirth, Borders, and Freedom