The royal governor. The governor had great power over the political structure of a colony. They would decide when to call for provincial assemblies, to dissolve, to prorogue, and even vet legislation that has been passed by those assemblies. Basically the governor ensured that royal policy in the colonies was enforced.
The National Colonization Law of 1824 guaranteed to foreigners settling in Texas security for their persons and property. In order to protect the people who were colonizing Texas (colonists), the US government reserved ten coast leagues, and twenty leagues bordering on the United States from location. That was the main reason why the colonist were not allow to settle in these protected or reserved areas, for their own protection.
Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered The Americas after taking 4 trips across the Atlantic Ocean. He tried to find a route from Europe to Asia.