From Greeks to Gringos

comers were Catholic.rnBy 1787, the Spanish were actively recruiting Americans, andrnmany accepted. The contrasting cultures lived peaceablyrnenough. There was more than ample room for them. In anyrncase, the Louisiana Purchase mooted the whole matter of culturalrnrivalry.rnWith no adverse experience in Louisiana to deter them, thernSpanish found it logical . . .