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Columbus lands in the Bahamas, thinking he was in India. He never entered Texas!
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Pineda maps the coastline from present day Florida to present day Texas.
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Cabeza de Vaca and three men survive the Narvaez expedition by being shipwrecked on Galvestine Island. They are captured by Indians and held prisoner for many years.
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Searched for the 7 cities of gold. Found nothing, and reported the Texas panhandle held nothing of value.
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Took over the de Soto expedition and led men into east Texas. He found petroleum, but did not know what its value was at the time. Turned around and backtracked home.
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Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
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Claimed the Rio Grande valley for Spain.
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Shortly after the mission was built, 21 Spanish families moved to the area to meet the spiritual needs of the Tigua people.
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This mission was later burned down and moved to San Antonio, and renamed Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
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Built Fort Saint Louis, Garcitas Creek, Matagorda Bay, Texas.
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This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River.
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From the beginning the priests at Mission Concepcion tried to replace Indian ceremonies with religious festivals that taught the Indians about Christianity.
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After the mission closed in 1793, the buildings were used by several military groups as a hospital, a jail, soldier quarters, and to store military supplies.
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The Indians helped dig 15 miles of irrigation ditches to bring water to the farms of the five San Antonio missions.
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The mission and the presidio that was built nearby became known as La Bahia Mission, and is one of the oldest and most successful missions in Texas
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By 1762, the Indians living in the mission village were raising more than 3,000 head of sheep and cattle.