Life on the Frontier The Presidio The Governor's House A Military Outpost Farming and Ranching Religious Life Domestic Life Games and Entertainment The King's Highway Trade with the French Trade with the Caddo LIFE ON THE FRONTIER Los Adaes was almost 1200 miles from Mexico City, and more than 400 miles from San Antonio, the nearest Spanish town. People grew some food at Los Adaes, but they depended on outside supplies for survival. Food, clothing, and other items came to Los Adaes from many sources. Annual convoys arrived from towns like Saltillo, hundreds of miles to the south. Spanish soldiers also carried on illegal trade with the French at Natchitoches and with the local Indians. Images The Los Adaes site is shown on a 1767 map by the cartographer Joseph Urrutia