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Excerpt from Observations, Historical, Geographical and Descriptive: In a Series of Letters, Written During a Visit to Austin''s Colony, With a View to Permanent Settlement in That Country, in the Autumn of 1831
Spanish government, uniformly discouraged all attempts to penetrate into the country. It was the policy of the government, that completely locked up Texas, and all the Spanish American possessions, and excluded even visiters and travel lers. It was a favourite saying of the Spanish Captain General Of the internal provinces, Don N emisio Salcedo, that he would stop the birds from ?ying over the boundary line between Texas and the United States, if it Were in his power. This rigid policy prevented''any one from at tempting to explore the country by land, for perpetual imprisonment was the inevitable result Of detection and capture.
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Spanish government, uniformly discouraged all attempts to penetrate into the country. It was the policy of the government, that completely locked up Texas, and all the Spanish American possessions, and excluded even visiters and travel lers. It was a favourite saying of the Spanish Captain General Of the internal provinces, Don N emisio Salcedo, that he would stop the birds from ?ying over the boundary line between Texas and the United States, if it Were in his power. This rigid policy prevented''any one from at tempting to explore the country by land, for perpetual imprisonment was the inevitable result Of detection and capture.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Mrs. Mary Austin Holley
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265540688
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 169
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Author
Mrs. Mary Austin Holley
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ISBN - 9781331687269
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 171
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