Two Explorers and Conquistadors, 1519–1543

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction to the Second Edition xiii
6. One Texas: Geography and First People 1
7. Two Explorers and Conquistadors, 1519–1543 23
8. Three The Northward Advance toward Texas, 1543–1680 44
9. Four Rio Grande Focus and the French Challenge in Texas, 1680–1689 60
10. Five International Rivalry and the East Texas Missions, 1689–1714 83
11. Six The Spanish Occupation of Texas, 1714–1722 104
12. Seven Retrenchment, Islanders, and Indians, 1722–1746 128
13. Eight Mission, Presidio, and Settlement Expansion, 1746–17 148
14. Nine The Changing International Scene and Life in Texas, 1762–1783 174
15. Ten Anglo-American Encroachments and Texas at the Turn of a Century, 1783–1803 204
16. Eleven The Twilight of Spanish Texas, 1803–1821 230
17. Twelve The Legacies of Spanish Texas 256
18. Appendix 1 Governors of Spanish Texas, 1691–1821 277
19. Appendix 2 Commandants General of the Interior Provinces, 1776–1821 279
20. Appendix 3 Viceroys of New Spain, 1535–1821 281
21. List of Abbreviations 283
22. Notes 285
23. Bibliography 329
24. Index 351