Texas History

By murrachl000
  • Nov 5, 1492

    Cloumbus

    Began euorpen exploration to the Americas.
  • Nov 5, 1519

    Pindea

    Mapped the texas coastline.
  • Nov 5, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca

    Traveled Texas for 7 years and wrote a book about his travels.
  • Nov 5, 1540

    Coronado

    Searched for the 7 cities of gold, but found nothing.
  • Nov 5, 1542

    Moscoso

    Found petroleumin East Texas.

  • Onate

    Claimed the Rio Grand Valley for Spain.

  • Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

    Shortly after the mission was built, 21 Spanish families moved to the area to meet the spiritual needs os the Tigus people.

  • La Salle

    Built Fort Saint Louis on Matagorda Bay.

  • Misssion San Francisco de los Tejas

    This mission wsa the first mission founded in east Texas.

  • MIssion Santisimo Noombre de Maria

    This mission was destroyed by flooding of the Neches River.

  • Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches

    This mission was built in Nacoqdoches.

  • Mission San Antonio de Valero

    The mission became known as The Alamo, and after the epic battle against Santa Anna in 1836.

  • Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo

    This mission was the second and largest in a chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River .

  • Mission Nuesta Senors del Espiritu Santo de Zuniqa

    this mission was built 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.

  • Mission San Juan Capistrano

    This mission was the fourth in a chain of missions along the San Antonio River.

  • Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepción de Acuna

    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 built along the San Antonio River.

  • Mission San Francisco de la Espada

    The mission was renamed and move to the San Antonio area in 1731, becoming the fifth mission in the chain of missions built along the San Antonio River.

  • San Xavier mission

    Conflict with the local garrison commander led to relocation of the missions to a site on the San Marcos River in 1755.

  • Santa Cruz de San Saba

    This mission was attacked and destroyed in a revolt by Indians in less than a year later.

  • Nuestra Senora del Refugio

    This mission was the last Spanish mission founded in Texas.