Early History of Galveston e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Galveston Island was charted as early as 1526 at Seville, the Casa de Contratacion controlling the trade of the colonies: This tribunal, whilst it permitted colonization, insisted on all trade being carried on with the mother country (spain) only; that all merchandise had to be carried in Spanish vessels, and that the colonies should not antagonize the mother country's trade in either oil or wine.