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Explorer Alonso Alzarez de PIneda mapped the coastline from Florida to Mexico
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Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca gets shipwrecked near Galveston and starts exploration
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Francisco Vazquz de Coranado crosses the Panhandle while searching for the mythical "Seven Cities of Gold"
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Antonio de Espejo described El Paso as having very good land and climate, with buffalo herds nearby, abundant game and birds, mineral deposits, many forests and pasture lands, rich natural deposits of salt, and abundant water in large marshes and pools. This foreshadows how Texas could be settled
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Spaniards provide game, while NAtive Americans supply fish
Onate claims all land drained by the Rio Grande in the name of King Philip of Spain -
San Clemente was the first mission established in Texas. It was near present-day San Angelo. It was a follow-up effort to an initial 1629 missionary trip to the area at the request of the Jumano Indians
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The second mission that occurred in Texas was the Corpus Christi de la Isleta. This mission occurred in 1680. The Spanish and friendly Indians settled along the Rio Grande and this is where this mission took place. This mission has gone through reconstruction and a renovation because of natural disasters.
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When the Native Americans rebelled, it forcced the Spanish settlers there to leave and take refuge in the El Paso area
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This mission was established by the the Franciscan order to serve the Native Americans ( The Piro, Tano and Jemez) from New Mexico who fled during the Pueblo Revolt.
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La Navidad de los Cruces was created on the Texas side of the Rio Grande about 4 miles north in the big bend region. This mission was founded in 1683. It was abandoned in 1688.
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Santisima Nombre de Maria was founded in 1690. It was located along El Camino Real deep in piney woods. This mission was created a few months after San Francisco de los Tejas. This mission is no longer standing due to flooding in the area.
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The mission San Francisco de los Tejas was established near the west bank the Neches River in what is now Houston County. This mission occurred during 1690 and was abandoned due to sickness and hostile Indians. As a result of it being abandoned I do not think that the original mission is still there.
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Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de los Tejas was a presidio built for the protection of the east Texas missions. It is no longer standing
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This mission was founded (the Alamo was the Chapel).
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San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo is founded near San Antonio de Valero, and is still standing today
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Fifty-five canary islanders arrive in San Antonio to establish a community, San Fernando de Béxar.This community still exists today.
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A group of settlers led by Antonio Gil Ybarbo, establishes Nacogdoches near an abandonded mission site, and is still there today
