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Please join us for an exclusive screening of
Spanish Texas
produced by Houston Arts and Media
Monday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m.
at
Talento Bilingue de Houston
333 S. Jensen Drive Houston, Texas 77003
Complimentary refreshments will be provided
W
hen Mexico won
independence from
Spain in 1821, they also
inherited a Spanish legacy that
remains an integral part of Texas
to this day. We still find Spanish
influence in our language, laws,
ranches, place names and food.
The system of Spanish missions,
towns and presidios was
established not only to bring
the native inhabitants of Texas
into the fold of Catholicism, but
also to keep the French out of
an area that Spain found frankly
unattractive since it contained no
gold or silver. Solid settlement
clusters were in place at San
Antonio, Nacogdoches and in the
area around Victoria, Goliad and
Refugio all connected by a very
rudimentary network of roads.
Ports existed at Velasco, Copano
and Anahuac, and an illicit trading
establishment was operating at
Galveston Island.
The years just prior to 1821 had
seen filibusters making their way
into Texas for profit and adventure
in wide open Texas.
Political advertising paid for by the Texas Latino GOP PAC. Hector Longoria, Treasurer.
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Additional Sponsors:
Judge Ed Emmett
Commissioner Precinct 2
Jack Morman
Commissioner Precinct 4
Cactus Jack Cagle
Harris County Treasurer
Orlando Sanchez
County Clerk Stan Stanart
District Clerk Chris Daniel
Tax Assessor/Collector
Mike Sullivan
Patricia Vargas Grady
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