EOP 5 The Comanches, Part 5
from Echoes of Place Hosted by B. Michael Landry
In part 5 of this series, the Spanish are reeling from a defeat against a combined force of Comanches, and French supplied Wichitas and Caddos... along the Red River.. But things are going well for the French either… They’d stumbled into a bloody, expensive, and somewhat hopeless war against the British... for the Ohio Territory. It’s a struggle that would later involve the Spanish… who because of their involvement...would lose control of Florida…but somehow... gain control of the Louisiana Territory… By the time the Spanish consolidate this new province… the Comanches grew bolder and more powerful… and soon had many parts of New Mexico… Northern Mexico and Texas… under siege… But all wasn’t lost… as it gave rise to a new Spanish military commander.. One who would laid out a blueprint… for gaining their respect… Juan De Anza…
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