texas history timeline By margaretmacias4 Jan 1, 1519 spanish explorer alonso alvertez de pinina maps the texas coastline. Jan 1, 1528 alvar nunez cabaza de vaca shipwrecked near galviston. Apr 21, 1541 fransisco vazquez de cornodo crosses the texas panhandle in search of the sevan cities Apr 21, 1554 cornodo dies Apr 21, 1593 thanks giving is held neer el paso Apr 21, 1629 jumano indians requested christanity Jan 1, 1682 first spanish mission Feb 16, 1685 robert is tring to find the mouth of the mississippi river Mar 19, 1687 robert is killed Jan 1, 1688 colinests are killed by indians May 1, 1690 freanch are trying to hurt spanish May 22, 1690 first east texas mission Jan 1, 1716 spain established catholic missions Apr 22, 1716 spanish buind a presidio May 1, 1718 the alomo was in san antonio Mar 7, 1731 canary islanders arrive in san antonio Apr 22, 1731 3 east texas missions moved to san antonio Aug 1, 1731 first election held in texas Apr 22, 1745 thousands of lbs of cotton annually Aug 22, 1757 the spanis troops raid was defeated by indians Sep 4, 1766 hurricanes near galviston Apr 22, 1779 has a new town called nachadoshious Feb 1, 2010 mission found near san antonio Mar 16, 2010 mission near preasant day minard