Somos Nosotros

Title: IT'S US In the 16th and 17th centuries, there had already been several isolated attempts to explore the lands that today make up the state of Texas, but it wasn't until 1684 that the first French attempts to colonize what was then the mouth of the Mississippi River took place. Alerted to this in New Spain, expeditions were sent out in search of the French. This book synthesizes three versions of the same story—the Spanish, the Franciscan, and the French—ultimately resulting in the birth of what is now Texas, proudly discovered and colonized by people from the New Kingdom of León. Author: Jesús M. Castillo C.G. Chapa, a communications professional (1978) and graphic designer (1981) with extensive experience editing others’ books, made his debut in 2017 with his first book: *1690 Giovanni Battista Schiappapietra*. wrote an article in Atisbo magazine about Juan Bautista Chapa, and today, as an independent researcher, he presents this second book, *SOMOS NOSOTROS*, in which he aims to bring to life moments from 340 years ago regarding the discovery of South Texas, thereby enriching our local identity in the Northeast.