ios ▁More ▁than ▁four ▁years ▁passed ▁before ▁a ▁royal ▁order , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Reg ulations ▁for ▁Pres id ios , ▁was ▁issued . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Rub i ▁recommend ations , ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁defense ▁was ▁established , ▁uniform ▁fort ification ▁plans ▁were ▁pres cribed , ▁and ▁numerous ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁reg ulations ▁gover ning ▁military ▁personnel . ▁The ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁fort ifications ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁composed ▁of ▁some ▁fifteen ▁pres id ios ▁situated ▁at ▁about ▁ 4 0 - le ague ▁( 1 2 0 - mile ) ▁intervals ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁California ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁along ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁approximately ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁order ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Reg ulations ▁had ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁impact ▁on ▁Texas . ▁They ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁all ▁miss ions ▁and ▁pres id ios ▁in ▁Texas ▁except ▁for ▁those ▁at ▁San ▁Antonio ▁and ▁La ▁Bah ía , ▁the ▁strength ening ▁of ▁San ▁Antonio ▁by ▁design ating ▁it ▁the ▁new ▁capital ▁of ▁Texas , ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁soldiers ▁and ▁sett lers ▁in ▁East ▁Texas , ▁and ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Indian ▁policy ▁aim ed ▁at ▁establish ing ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁nations ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁Ap aches . ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁East ▁Texas , ▁Rub í ' s ▁recommend ations ▁were ▁en