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Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
The Spanish introduced European livestock, including cattle, horses, and mules, to Texas as early as the 1690s. [75] These herds grazed heavily on the native grasses, allowing mesquite, which was native to the lower Texas coast, to spread inland. Spanish farmers also introduced tilling and irrigation to the land, further changing the landscape ...
The missions introduced European livestock, fruits, vegetables, and industry into the Texas area. In addition to the presidio (fortified church) and pueblo (town), the misión was one of the three major agencies employed by the Spanish crown to extend its borders and consolidate its colonial territories .
Spanish Texas (1690−1821) — the Spanish colonial period in the history of Texas. It was located in northern Colonial Mexico , within the Viceroyalty of New Spain of the Spanish Empire . For the succeeding period, see Category: Mexican Texas .
San Saba River (Texas), named by governor of Spanish Texas Juan Antonio Bustillo y Ceballos in 1732. He called it Río de San Sabá de las Nueces (San Saba River of the walnuts) San Sebastian River, a tidal channel which flows into Matanzas Bay, Florida; Santa Ana River, the largest river in Southern California, flows through Santa Ana
1833 map of Coahuila and Texas; Austin's Colony is the large pink area in the southeast. The colony encompassed an area that ran from the Gulf of Mexico on the south, to near present-day Jones Creek in Brazoria County , Brenham in Washington County , Navasota in Grimes County , and La Grange in Fayette County .
Spanish was the first European language to be used in Texas, especially during the years when Texas was a province of Mexico and Spanish was the official language. Other early immigrants arriving directly from Europe such as Germans , Poles , Czechs , [ 14 ] and Sorbs [ 15 ] (also called Wends ) also brought their own languages, sometimes ...
San Antonio grew to become the largest Spanish settlement in Texas. After the failure of Spanish missions to the north of the city, San Antonio became the farthest northeastern extension of the Hispanic culture of the Valley of Mexico. The city was for most of its history the capital of the Spanish, later Mexican, province of Tejas.