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began european exploration in the americas
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traveled texas for 7 years and wrote a book about his travels.
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maped the texas coast line
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searched for the 7 cities of gold, but found nothing
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found petroleum in east texas.
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Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
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The mission was built.
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Claimed the Rio Grande Valley for Spain
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who were more interested in stealing horses than going to church.
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This mission was destroyed by flooding from the Neches River just North and East of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
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After a rough beginning and several moves, the mission was permanently moved to San Antonio in 1731, becoming the third in a chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River.
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Within a few years, San Juan became a successful mission with rich farmland, orchards, and gardens.By 1762, the Indians living in the mission village were raising more than 3,000 head of sheep and cattle.
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A few years later, when they established the town of Nacogdoches, settlers used the empty buildings.
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During the 1730s and 1740s, the mission suffered from repeated attacks by the hostile Apache indians.
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The mission had a difficult beginning, but soon the 300 Indians who lived there became successful farmers and ranchers.
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The mission was built to serve the Karankawa indians and to reinforce the Spanish presence in the area to help keep the Frinch out of Texas.
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Indians at Mission Espada were taught masonry and carpentry by Spanish craftsmen.These skills helped the Indians survive in Texas long after the missions were closed.
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were founded along the San Xavier River between in December of 1747. Conflict with the local garrison commander led to relocation of the missions to a site on the San Marcos River in 1755. The missions closed the following year.
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It was attacked and destroyed in a revolt by Indians less than a year later.
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Later, Irish immigrants to the area named their settlement after the mission.