Arts
And
Theater
2.1 Geology
Hostile Native Tribes
And
Distance From Nearby Spanish Colonies Discouraged Settlers From Moving
To
The Area
It
Was One Of New Spain's Least Populated Provinces
In
1749
The
Spanish Peace Treaty With
The
Lipan Apache Angered Many Tribes
Including
The
Comanche
Tonkawa
And
Hasinai
The
Comanche Signed
A
Treaty With Spain
In
1785
And
Later Helped
To
Defeat
The
Lipan Apache
And
Karankawa Tribes. With More Numerous Missions Being Established
Priests Led
A
Peaceful Conversion Of Most Tribes
By
The
End Of
The
18th Century Only
A
Few Nomadic Tribes Had Not Converted
To
Christianity
Temperature wise
the
city (and much of Southeast Texas) has four distinct seasons (Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter)
but weather wise
the
city has only two seasons (rainy
and
dry)
the
wet season lasts from April/May
to
September/October
the
dry season lasts from November/December
to
March/April
However during El Nino or La Nina years
the
wet
and
dry season can often either last longer than usual or be delayed. 1880 16,513 76.0%
Prevailing winds
are
from
the
south
and
southeast during most of
the
year
which bring heat
and
moisture from
the
nearby Gulf of Mexico
and
Galveston Bay.
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