Question

Why did the Spanish want to protect Texas from foreign settlement? Please help!

a.The Spanish didn’t want the Native Americans to claim the land.


b.The Spanish knew the region was rich in mineral resources, which they wanted for themselves.


c.The Spanish wanted to create a buffer zone to their territory.


d.The Spanish didn’t want the French or English expanding their lands in the Americas.

Answer 1

D.

The Spanish didn’t want the French or English expanding their lands in the Americas.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Spain had claimed ownership of the territory in 1519, which comprised part of the present-day U.S. state of Texas, including the land north of the Medina and Nueces Rivers, but did not attempt to colonize the area until after locating evidence of the failed French colony of Fort Saint Louis in 1689. In 1690 Alonso de León escorted several Catholic missionaries to east Texas, where they established the first mission in Texas. When native tribes resisted the Spanish invasion of their homeland, the missionaries returned to Mexico, abandoning Texas for the next two decades.