The end of the War of the Austrian Succession had awarded Ensenada a victory that cemented his support in Spain. However, two years before the war ended, King Philip, his strongest supporter, died, and was succeeded by his son Ferdinand VI.
Robert Redford is one of Hollywoods most famous leading men as well as director. Redford is know for his acting in such movies as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men (Dustin Hoffman), The Sting (Paul Newman), and The Natural (Kim Basinger). Some notable movies that Robert Redford directed include the movies Ordinary People, Quiz Show, and A River Runs Through It.
Red River, the 1948 western directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, dramatized the first of those epic endeavors from south Texas along the Chisholm Trail. But Abilene, Kansas, soon lost its attraction to Texas cattlemen. As the railroad pushed deeper into Texas, the ranchers found in their own state a shorter transit point to eastern and northern markets. It was meant as a compliment, but the new railroad junction that stunted the growth of Abilene, Kansas, was named Abilene, as well. Abilene, Kansas, has one other historic footnote in our nationâs history.