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Title: 2/6/1756: Frenchman, considered a troublemaker by the Spanish, dies in prison
Post by: Craig Tx on February 06, 2022, 11:28:22 AM

On this day in 1756, Joseph Blancpain, a French trader whose activities in Texas heightened bad feeling between France and Spain in the middle of the eighteenth century, died in prison in Mexico City. Blancpain had been arrested in 1754 by Spanish army lieutenant Marcos Ruiz for unauthorized trading with Indians, to whom he was evidently furnishing firearms. The Spanish authorities believed him to be an agent for the French government. As a result of Blancpain's activities the king of Spain ordered that any Frenchman found in Spanish territory would be imprisoned.

Title: Re: 2/6/1756: Frenchman, considered a troublemaker by the Spanish, dies in prison
Post by: Uncle Russ on February 06, 2022, 05:16:36 PM

It's unfortunate he passed away after just a year or two.
He rightfully deserved a longer stay after what he did, knowing full well he was dead wrong in doing it.
You live your life, you take your chances, and sometimes you pay a dreadful price for your choices!

Russ...