Texas in the Middle Eighteenth Century

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In the middle eighteenth century Texas occupied an important position on the northeastern frontier of New Spain. D0wn to 1762 it was the buffer province between France and Spain in their contest for empire on this continent. After that date it reflected in a most interesting way the fundamental changes effected by the Louisiana cession. The keynote to the period following the transfer was reorganization.