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==== Establishment of the Voortrekker Republics ====
[[File:VoortrekkerRepublics.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|359x359px|The Boer Republics, later annexed by New Spain throughout the 1830s. Full res map [https://www.deviantart.com/wannabeecartographie/art/RTL-Voortrekker-Trails-of-Northwestern-America-857049444 here].]]
Although the Dutch did not hold any written claims to the region, some settlers from Dutch Tussenland trekked out west, crossing the Rocky Mountains and establishing sparsely populated settlements along their trail, and eventually into New Spain claimed territory. This riled up the New Spain authorities. Spain sought to fortify their presence in the area. This led to the foundation of the fortified settlement of Santa Maria (in OTL Salt Lake City).
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