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maulipas the bands of marauding savages always found a safe retreat. Moreover, those regions were suspected to possess rich mines and other wealth; and for these reasons the definite conquest of the
Map of Sierra Gorda.
coast region from the river Pánuco to the borders of Texas was decided upon.[1]
- ↑ In 1810 the province of Nuevo Leon comprised 2,621 square leagues of territory, consisting of one partido; there were 13 curacies, 1 mission, 2 cities,
