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Begain European exploration to the americas
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Mapped the Texas coastline
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Traveled Texas for 7 years and wrote a book about his travels
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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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Claimed the Rio Grand Valley for Spain
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is located along the Rio Grande, just east of present-day El Paso. The mission was built among the Tigua people in 1682. 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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Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
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Was the first mission founded in east Texas located just west of the Neches River.Spain had learned that La Salle had been in the area and built Fort St. Louis.
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Was the second mission founded in east Texas along the Neches River.This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River.
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Originally built in East Texas to protect the Spanish owned territory.
After a rough beginning and several moves, the mission was permanently moved to San Antonio in 1731.From the beginning the priests at Mission Concepcion tried to replace Indian ceremonies with religious festivals that taught the Indians about Christianity. -
A few years later, when they established the town of Nacogdoches, settlers used the empty buildings. This mission is located just Southeast of Mission Santisimo near present-day Nacogdoches.
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The mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River.This mission suffered from repeated attacks by the Apache indians.The Indians of the mission were almost completely wiped out by an epidemic of smallpox. After the mission closed, the buildings were used by several military groups as a hospital, a jail, and to store military supplies. The mission became known as The Alamo,
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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. Mission San Jose was so successful, it became known as “Queen of the Missions”. Mission San Jose is located just Southeast of The Alamo.
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Was found along the Matagorda Bay of the Guadalupe River. The mission was built to serve the Karankawa indians and to reinforce the Spanish presence in the area to help keep the French out of Texas. Is one of the oldest and most successful missions in Texas.
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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. They were growing enough pumpkins, grapes, and peppers to supply other communities with fresh vegetables.
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Located in east Texas with the name San Francisco de los Tejas.The mission was renamed and move to the San Antonio area in 1731. Indians were taught masonry and carpentry by Spanish craftsmen. The skills helped the Indians survive in Texas long after the missions were closed.
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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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Was the last Spanish mission founded in Texas. It was abandoned in 1830. Later, Irish immigrants to the area named their settlement after the mission.