The La Salle venture has stimulated the…

June 1691 CE

The La Salle venture has stimulated the Spanish into active exploration and colonization of south Texas.

A Spanish search for Fort St. Louis to check if the French had returned leads to a skirmish between the Karankawa and the Spanish, and an establishment of hostilities between these two groups.

In 1691, Captain Domingo Teran leads a combined land-sea expedition to Texas to strengthen recently established missions and to search for French presence.

Both expeditions are mismanaged and lead to a temporary lapse in Spanish interest.

However, continued French action encourages the Spaniards to occupy the area of Matagorda Bay permanently.

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Matagorda Matagorda Texas United States View →

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Karankawa (Amerind tribe) View → New France (French Colony) View → New Spain, Viceroyalty of View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Louisiana (New France) View → Texas, Spanish View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of the Americas, French View →

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Exploration View → Government View →

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