Spanish colonial forces had difficulty disarming the native people and this led to a less populated Texas and a 'buffer' type state. Fierce opposition from its native people scared many immigrants away, fighting was documented between Spain and the Comanche from 1519 to a peace accord finally in 1785. The term ‘buffer state’ was penned to explain the space and division in-between Colonial Spain (Mexico) and the French colonial Louisiana and the territory of ‘New France’.
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Urban women played a significant role in the struggle against Apartheid by entering into the labour force and taking jobs as both domestic workers and factory workers.
These jobs helped women to make the connections necessary to form support for trade unions and ultimately anti-apartheid political organisations.
