Original Map of Texas as Great Space of Land Unknown exclusive there is considerable speculation as

there is considerable speculation as to whether or not LeGrand in fact even made the survey

and all had been elected for the express purpose of declaring the independence of Texas from Mexico and forming a government for the new republic

established in 1749

In November of 1835

000 acres in the panhandle

Original Map of Texas as Great Space of Land Unknown exclusive there is considerable speculation asThe Spanish Conquistadors established control of the American Southwest centuries before the other European powers and before the American Colonists became interested in the region. The Spanish exploration and settlements were confined to old Mexico, the Pacific Coast, and the Rio Grande Valley of which Santa Fe was the Northern Colonial Capital. Before 1800 the vast interior reaches had only been seen by a handful of Europeans including Cortez and