Answer: William Becknell and General Thomas James
Introduction:
By September, 1821, the Revolution in Mexico against the Spanish rule had succeeded,<em> Mexico was a free country</em> and could trade with whomever they pleased and<em> Americans</em> were now welcome in<em> New Mexico. </em>
Explanation:
The <em>William Becknell</em> party arrived in Santa Fe followed by the<em> General Thomas James / John McKnight </em>expedition, <em>only two weeks after. </em>
William Becknell escaped the financial depression Missouri was facing, he saw Santa Fe as a new opportunity to trade his goods. Becknell followed a new route in 1822 and became famous as the Santa Fe Trail.
General Thomas James arrived to Santa Fe with John McKnight in an expedition that served two purposes, General Thomas James's purpose was to trade with the Indians while John McKnight was looking for his brother Robert McKnight who had been held prisoner by the Spanish.
The Protestant reformation also called the Reformation was against the Catholic church, the system of indulgencies that it had and other issues introduced by Martin Luther and other ambitious rulers who wanted to take properties from the Catholic church.The Catholic reformation was against the Protestant Reformation and it is also called Contrareformation.
