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SUMMARY:Bandits\, Spanish Trade Caravans in Texas-1808-1813
DESCRIPTION:Jackson Pearson will examine the outbreak of heightened geopoli
 tical tensions between Spain and the United States after the Louisiana Pur
 chase at 7:30 p.m. Thursday\, June 16\, the Allen Public Library. A free l
 ive event\, the program will also be shared virtually at  allentx.swagit.c
 om \nThese tensions led to the Neutral Ground Agreement of 1806 negotiated
  by American James Wilkinson and Spanish Lt. Col. Simón de Herrera. The ag
 reement declared the region between the Sabine River and Arroyo Hondo as o
 utside the sovereign control of either Spain or the United States pending
  an international agreement between their respective diplomatic officials.
  The birth of the Neutral Ground coincided with the development of a robus
 t commerce and trade between the Spanish Texas and American Louisiana.
     \nCommercial trade between these two entities symbolized the strengthe
 ning of a regional economy that would only grow larger and more intertwine
 d over time. The downside was that it also attracted bandits who manipulat
 ed the physical environment to prey on caravans. Undermining the Spanish a
 uthority in Texas\, these attacks were a prelude to the Magee-Gutierrez ex
 pedition\, an   1812–1813 joint filibustering expedition by Mexico and the
  United States against Spanish Texas  during the early years of the Mexica
 n War of Independence. \nA PhD candidate at Texas Christian University in
  Ft. Worth\, Jackson Pearson earned his degree in Secondary Education and
  an M.A. in History from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville\, A
 labama. In particular\, he examines how commerce and the environment influ
 enced the geopolitical competition between Spain and the United States to
  exert sovereignty in the region. Jackson has presented parts of his proje
 ct for the American Philosophical Society\, Louisiana Historical Associati
 on\, Society of Historians of the Early American Republic\, University of
  Seville in Seville\, Spain\, and the Texas General Land Office. \nThe lib
 rary is located at 300 N. Allen Dr.  Call 214-509-4911 for additional info
 rmation.\nAllen Public Library\n300 N. Allen Dr.\nAllen\, TX 75013 United
  States\n
LOCATION:300 N. Allen Dr.\, Allen\, TX 75013
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 ey/3511137492/Bandits_Spanish_Trade_Caravans_in_Texas-1808-1813
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