Spanish Texas Exploration Timeline

  • First Mission

    First Mission
    First mission was near present day San Angelo.
  • First El Paso mission

    First El Paso mission
    The first successful El paso mission was in 1659.
  • Santa Fe revolts

    Santa Fe revolts
    The Indians at the Santa Fe mission revolted.
  • Second San Angelo mission

    Second San Angelo mission
    In 1684, a second mission in the San Angelo mission area was started from March to May on the juncture of the Colorado River.
  • Alonso de Leon

    Alonso de Leon
    Alonso de Leon is sent by the Spanish to destroy Fort St. Louis but it was already destroyed.
  • SanFranscisco de los Tejas

    SanFranscisco de los Tejas
    San Franscisco de los Tejas is founded. It is the first Spanish mission in East Texas.
  • San fransisco is abandoned

    San Fransisco de los Tejas was abandoned due to sickness and hostile Indians.
  • Father Fransisco Hidalgo

    Father Fransisco Hidalgo
    Father Fransisco Hidalgo went to San Juan Bautista mission ( refered to as "Mother of Texas Missions").
  • Louis de St. Denis

    Louis de St. Denis
    St. Denis arrives at San Juan Bautista
  • more missions

    more missions
    More missions are established in Presidio.
  • San Fransisco de los Tejas reestablished

    San Fransisco de los Tejas reestablished
    Nuestro Padre San Franscisco de los Tejas was reestablished on the west bank of the Neches River as the successor of the mission Tejas.
  • Spain arrives at San Fransisco de los Tejas

    Spain arrives at San Fransisco de los Tejas
    Spain arrives with settlers and established six missions.
  • French Threat

    French Threat
    The Spanish find that there is a French threat to there missions in East Texas.
  • Aquayo

    Aquayo
    Aguayo sets out for East Texas with 500 settlers to build a new presidio called Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adaes.
  • Spain Desides that expenses are to high

    Spain Desides that expenses are to high
    Spain desided expenses are to high. They move three of their East Texas missions to San Antonio and decrease their number of soldiers at other missions and presidio.
  • The Queretero Franciscians

    The Queretero Franciscians
    The Queretero Franciscians decided to remove three of their missiions from East and Texas and relocate them to San Antonio
  • Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba

    Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba
    Mission is founded