45. Which of the following was the immediate cause of increased Spanish settlement in Texas in the 1690's?A) The establishment of Sieur de la Salle's short-lived French colony on Matagorda Bay and growing French presence along the Missisippi.B) Requests from the Caddo Indians for religious teaching from missionary priests.C) The legend of El Dorado, which led to expeditions into Texas in search of a city of gold.D) The need to pacify the Comanche who had begun to raid across the Texas frontier.

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