Spanish colonization Lizzie Williams 7 By Lizzie.Williams 1519 Pineda maps the Gulf of Mexico 1537 Cabeza de Vaca reports on explorations in Texas 1682 Established first mission at Corpus Christi de la ysleta 1685 La Salle settle Fort St. Louis 1687 Father Hidalgo caused the Spanish to be suspicious of the French colonization 1690 Established the mission San Francisco de los tejas in East Texas. First mission in East Texas 1718 San Antonio was founded 1719 East Texas missions are moved to San Antonio 1720 Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other mission are built