▁arrived ▁in ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁sett lers ▁dependent ▁on ▁b ows ▁and ▁arrow ▁for ▁defense , ▁and ▁the ▁g arrison ▁at ▁Los ▁Ada es ▁was ▁not ▁much ▁better ▁off , ▁having ▁just ▁two ▁mus k ets ▁for ▁ 6 1 ▁men . ▁At ▁the ▁San ▁Sab á ▁mission , ▁conditions ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁Rub í ▁ordered ▁the ▁abandon ment ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁settlement , ▁declaring ▁it ▁in def ens ible . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁ins pection , ▁Rub í ▁recommended ▁that ▁Spain ▁re organ ize ▁its ▁front ier ▁def enses ▁along ▁a ▁cord on ▁of ▁fifteen ▁pres id ios , ▁each ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁miles ▁apart , ▁that ▁would ▁stretch ▁from ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁California ▁to ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁River ▁in ▁Texas . ▁A bove ▁this ▁" real " ▁front ier , ▁which ▁closely ▁approxim ated ▁the ▁present ▁international ▁boundary ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Mexico , ▁Rub í ▁ad vised ▁for ▁only ▁San ▁Antonio ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁to ▁be ▁maintained , ▁and ▁he ▁ur ged ▁the ▁complete ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁East ▁Texas . ▁Finally , ▁Rub í ▁recommended ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁ex termin ation ▁against ▁the ▁Lip an ▁Ap aches ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁perf id y ▁and ▁dup licity . ▁He ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁by ▁February ▁ 1 7 6 8 , ▁and ▁he ▁file d ▁his ▁official ▁report ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁New ▁Reg ulations ▁for ▁Pres id