History By Renee Shuler 1519 Pineda maps Gulf of Mexico 1519 1537 Cabeza de Vaca reports on explorations in Texas. 1537 1682 Establish first mission at Corpus Christi de la Ysleta 1682 1685 La Salle settlemFort St. Louis 1685 1687 Father Hidalgo caused the Spanish to be suspicious of French colonization 1687 1690 Established the mission San Francisco de los tejas in East Texas. 1st Mission in East Texas. 1690 1718 San Antonio founded 1718 1719 East Texas missions are moved to San Antonio 1719 1720 Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other missions built 1720