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Began European exploration in the Americas
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Mapped the Texas coastline
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Was shipwrecked on Galveston Island. They were captured by the indians and held prisoner for many years.
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Searched for the 7 cities of gold.
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Found petroleum in East Texas but did not know the value of it and then left Texas
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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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Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
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Spain had learned that La Salle had been in the area and built Fort St. Louis. They feared that even though La Salle’s settlement had failed, France would send another group of settlers to try again. Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was built among the Atakapan people who were more interested in stealing horses than going to church.
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This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River. It was located just North and East of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, on the opposite side of the river.
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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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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. 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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A few years later, when they established the town of Nacogdoches, settlers used the empty buildings.
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was the first in a chain of five missions established near San Antonio During the 1730s and 1740s, the mission suffered from repeated attacks by the hostile Apache indians. In 1739, the Indians of the mission were almost completely wiped out by an epidemic of smallpox. 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. The mission became known as The Alamo, and after the epic battle ag
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The mission had a difficult beginning, but soon the 300 Indians who lived there became successful farmers and ranchers. 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”.
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This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River. It was located just North and East of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, on the opposite side of the 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. They were growing enough pumpkins, grapes, and peppers to supply other communities with fresh vegetables.
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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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Later, Irish immigrants to the area named their settlement after the mission.