Tuesday, April 13, 2010

What was the unofficial name of the boundary bettween French Louisiana and Spanish Texas?

bonus question...... What was the task assigned to Brigadier General Pedro de River Villalon?

What was the unofficial name of the boundary bettween French Louisiana and Spanish Texas?
The International Boundary of which the Sabine River is part of. Villalon had to inspect the frontier defenses of New Spain.
Reply:The Sabine River is a river, 555 miles long, in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. In its lower course, it forms part of the boundary between the two states and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The river formed part of the United States-Mexican international boundary during the early 19th century. The upper reaches of the river flow through the prairie country of northeast Texas. Along much of its lower reaches, it flows through pine forests along the Texas-Louisiana border, and the bayou country near the Gulf Coast. The river drains an area of 9,756 square miles, of which 7,426 square miles is in Texas and the remainder in Louisiana. It flows through an area of abundant rainfall and discharges the largest volume of any river in Texas. The name Sabine (Sp: R铆o de Sabinas) comes from the Spanish word for cypress, in reference to the extensive growth of such trees (here Bald cypresses) along the lower river.





The river was often described as the dividing line between the Old South and the New Southwest.





You must have that guys name spelled wrong because I can't find anything on him.


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