What did the Marques de Rubi report suggest?

Rubí suggested the creation of a line of fifteen presidios across the frontier with only Santa Fe and San Antonio beyond the line. He also suggested that the danger of Comanche attacks in Texas could best be eliminated by creating alliances with them against the Apache tribes in the area.

What was Marques Rubi known for?

Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí, 9th Baron of Llinars (12 October 1730 – ?) was a Spanish nobleman and military figure who played a very important role in determining Spanish policy towards Texas and Mexico. He abandoned the East Texas colonies in the 18th century.

What 4 recommendations did Rubi make?

Terms in this set (4)

• Spain should abandon all missions and presidios except those at La Bahia and San Antonio.
• San Antonio should then replace Los Adaes as the capital of Texas.
• The Spanish population in East Texas should be moved to San Antonio to strengthen the defenses of the settlement and missions there.

Why were many of the missions of Texas eventually abandoned?

The first mission in Texas was established in 1632 near present-day San Angelo. The 1632 mission existed for six months before it was abandoned because of its remoteness from the Franciscan home base in New Mexico.

What changes did Marques de Rubi propose for Texas?

Rubi proposed that all missions in Texas, except for those at San Antonio and Goliad, be abandoned. Afterward, Rubi returned to Mexico City and recommended a number of changes. He also recommended that all Spanish all Spanish settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio.

What was the Rubí report?

In 1766, Marquez de Rubi set out by order of the king to inspect the missions and presidios that Spain constructed in Texas. The following report is written as Rubi may have written it to the king of Spain.

Why did Spanish missions fail?

2. The Plains tribes resented the missionaries and their intrusion on their hunting grounds. 3. The missions were isolated and often lacked the supplies and people to survive.

What did ripperda do in East Texas and what did Gil y Barbo ask of him after?

The East Texans resented the changes. The leader of the East Texans Gil Y’Barbo asked Governor Ripperda to allow them to return to their former homes. The governor refused, but he permitted some East Texans to settle along the Trinity River.

When did the Spanish establish settlements and Catholic missions in Texas?

Between 1632 and 1793, Spanish friars traveled north from Mexico into present-day Texas, where they built dozens of missions and presidios (military forts). In all, 26 missions were established and maintained in Texas with greatly varying results.

Why are Spanish missions important?

Spanish colonial missions in North America are significant because so many were established and they had lasting effects on the cultural landscape. The Spanish missions, like forts and towns, were frontier institutions that pioneered European colonial claims and sovereignty in North America.

Why did the mission system fail in Texas?

When did Marques de Rubi leave San Antonio?

From San Antonio, Rubí traveled to Los Adaes and began his inspection there on September 14. Subsequently, he also inspected the presidios at El Orcoquisac and La Bahía before leaving Texas at Laredo in November 1767.

Where was the Diary of Marques de Rubi found?

On April 14 he was joined at Durango by Nicolás de Lafora, his engineer and mapmaker, who kept a diary of the tour, as did Rubí himself. Discovery of a copy of the heretofore unknown diary of Rubí came in 1989, when it was found in a volume of bound documents acquired by the Barker Texas History Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

How old was Carlos Rubi when he died?

After he sailed from Veracruz in July 1768, the remainder of Rubí’s life is largely obscure. He was summoned to court in 1769 to defend his proposals, and he was in Barcelona in April 1772. When Carlos III died in 1788, Rubí may have accepted retirement at about the age of sixty-three.

What was the result of Rubi’s inspection of Spain?

Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. As a result of his inspection, Rubí recommended that Spain reorganize its frontier defenses along a cordon of fifteen presidios, each about 100 miles apart, that would stretch from the Gulf of California to the mouth of the Guadalupe River in Texas.

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