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Content: The inspection took nearly 2 years to complete. Rubi proposed that all missions in Texas, except for those at San Antonio and Goliad, be abandoned. Afterward, 
Rubi
returned to Mexico City and recommended a number of changes. He also recommended that all Spanish all Spanish settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio. In 1773 the new Spanish governor (Baron de 
Ripperda
) closed the last 3 missions in East Texas and ordered the 500 settlers to move to San Antonio. The East Texans did resettle, but reluctantly. San Antonio was hotter and drier than East Texas and required irrigation for farming. Spanish efforts to colonize other areas of Texas were slowed by Apache and Comanche raids. Governor de Ripperdahoped to form an alliance with powerful Native Americans in the region to fight against the Apache. However, the raids continued, which discouraged settlement.