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Spanish Missions
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Fernando del Bosque
Fernando del Bospue led one of the first expeditions. -
Chorpus Christi de la Isleta
The first Spanish mission near El Paso called Corpus Christi de la Isleta was created. -
San Antonio de Senecu
San Antonio de Senecu was established to serve the Piro Indians. -
Fort St. Louis
Rene Robert Cavaleir, Sieur de le Salle established Fort St. Louis in Victoria county. -
Fort St. Louis gets destroyed
Alfonso de Leon was sent by the Spanish crown to destroy Fort Saint Louis. -
San Fransisco de los Tejas
San Fransisco de los Tejas was founded. This was the first Spanish mission in East Texas. -
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio de Padua was founded. -
San Juan Bautista
in 1699 San Juan Bautista, also known as "The Mother of Texas Missions" was founded. Father Hidalgo was involved with this mission. -
San Antonio de Valero
In 1718 San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) was founded in San Antonio. -
French and Spanish War
On October 11, 1719 there was the Spanish and French war. -
San Jose
In 1720, the San Jose mission was established by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus. -
Villa of San Fernando de Bexar
Colonists from the Canary Islands established the Villa of San Fernando de Bexar. -
San Juan
in 1731, San Juan was established on the banks of the San Anonio river. -
Conception
Mission Conception was established in San Antonio. -
San Gabriel River
In 1746, Father Marino Fransisco de los Dolores y Viana established more missions at the San Gabriel River. -
San Marcos River
Father Marino Fransisco de los Dolores y Viana transferred the missions to the San Marcos River. -
Santa Cruz suffers Indian attacks
In 1757, The mission Santa Cruz de San Saba suffered many Apache and Commanche Indian attacks. -
San Antonio Became the Capital
In 1773, San Antonio became the capital of Spanish Texas.
