A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . n of New Spain into states and provinces. 6. The political divisions into kingdoms, intendancies, internal jirov- *inces, sulxlelegacions, and the methods of government in each. Parallel Readings. Brantz Mayers Mexico : Aztec, Spanish, and Republican, Book I.,Chaps. X., XIII., and XIV., and Book IV., Chap. I. ; H. H. Bancrofts 1528 TO IS2I 36 A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. Works, History of Mexico, Vols. I., II., and III. ; Winsors Narrativeand Critical History of America, Vol. I., Chaps. III. and V. ; Prescotts Conquest of Mexi
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . n of New Spain into states and provinces. 6. The political divisions into kingdoms, intendancies, internal jirov- *inces, sulxlelegacions, and the methods of government in each. Parallel Readings. Brantz Mayers Mexico : Aztec, Spanish, and Republican, Book I.,Chaps. X., XIII., and XIV., and Book IV., Chap. I. ; H. H. Bancrofts 1528 TO IS2I 36 A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEXAS. Works, History of Mexico, Vols. I., II., and III. ; Winsors Narrativeand Critical History of America, Vol. I., Chaps. III. and V. ; Prescotts Conquest of Mexico. Geography. Fix in the mind of the pupil the geographical division of Mexico intostates and provinces as the territory existed at the time of the conquestand until the beginning of this century. Then the political divisionsshould be clearly defined, so as to understand the subsequent use ofthe terms inteiidancies, intendants, suhdelc_s;ates, conniiandants, internalprovinces, etc., as they so often recur in the history of Texas during itsconnection with Spanish Cannon. CHAPTER II. Period 1. Spanish Domination 1528 TOI82I Early Spanish Discovery and Exploration in Texas andAdjacent Territory. WE have already noted the expeditions of Grijalva, Pi-neda, and Garay, in 1518, 1519, and 1523 ; and alsothe conquest of Mexico by Cortez. When Pinedareturned to Jamaica from his nine months voyagearound the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, he made a map of hisroute and of the coasts he had explored. This was sent by Gov-ernor Garav to Spain in iS2i, and demonstrates the truth and Grijaiva, . Pineda, Gar.^y accuracy of Pinedas observations, as the outlme of the Gulfcoast and its rivers is substantially the same as on the mapsof the present day. After Garays unfortunate expedition, the Spaniards donot appear to have made further explorations along thecoast north of the Panuco River for several years ; butthey were engaged in extending their settlements in theinterior of Mexico and al
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