Texas played a unique role in the various revolutions that plagued New Spain in the early 1800s. Spain had only lightly colonized it, France had reportedly placed colonies there, and the United States of America thought they had purchased everything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New Spain played host to many revolutionary movements over the centuries of Spanish rule, some of Indian focus and some by Spaniards who simply wanted more freedom from the crown. The 1800s proved the bloodiest time for New Spain though.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Spain explored Texas in the late 1600s to hunt down rumored French outposts in the area, and sent full colonies to plant their flag in the 1700s. But they soon found Eastern Texas not worth the effort to maintain and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Spain claimed and colonized New Mexico in the 1500s, though that far region was hard to control and defend against the Indian tribes further to the north. It actually seemed as if Spain might abandon the region in the 1600s,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the more fascinating arguments I’ve heard during the recent Impeachment is over who decides our foreign policy. And as a reader and writer of science fiction, I have a deep interest in this kind of thing. On the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Though Spain claimed Texas as far back as the 1500s, they ignored it for most of the centuries that followed. It was a backwater, inhabited by people they considered to be uncivilized savages. They did have some settlements on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is impossible to tell the story of Texas without also telling the story of the Mexican States. New Spain was claimed under Papal authority and conquered by Spain in the 1500s. They built missions to spread Christianity throughout the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What would become the Republic of Texas traces her history back to the time of the Spanish Empire and Louisiana Purchase America. The United States was expanding west after purchasing much of North America from France, and the Spanish were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jack grew up in a world at peace. His only interests were partying and girls. Two decades of War changed the galaxy and left Jack with no home to return to. Seven decades after War’s End, Captain Jack Hart was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Malcolm McDonnell grew up in a world before Contact, when we still thought we were alone in the universe. Then the Peloran brought medicines that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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