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Nov 4, 1492
Columbus
Began Eroupean explorations -
Nov 4, 1519
Pineda
Maped the Texas Coastline -
Nov 4, 1521
Cortes
Deafeted Aztecs Empire -
Nov 4, 1528
Coronada
searched for gold and found nothing -
Nov 4, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Wrote book about travels -
Nov 4, 1540
Moscoso
Found oil -
Nov 4, 1542
Esevinco
First black man in texas -
Orate
claimed rio grande valley for spain -
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
was established in May of 1680, and was the first mission founded in east Texas. 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. The mission site was located just west o -
1) Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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. You will find this mission already labeled on your map at the point (C,13) with an oval and a number 1. -
La Salle
Built Fort Saint Luise -
Mission Santisimo Nombre de Maria
3) Mission Santisimo Nombre de Maria was the second mission founded in east Texas along the Neches River around August 1690. 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. Place another oval to mark its location and put a number 3 in it. -
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepción de Acuna
was originally built in East Texas to protect the Spanish owned territory from the French on July 7, 1716. 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. This mission is located between the Alamo an -
Mission San Antonio de Valero
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Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
was the second and largest in a chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River on February 23, 1720. 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”. Mission San Jose is located just Southeast of The Alamo. Show -
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espíritu Santo de Zuniga
was established on April 10, 1722, 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. 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. Show this mission’s location by placing a number 4 in an oval on point (U,20). -
Mission San Juan Capistrano
made its permanent home near San Antonio on July 14, 1731, becoming the fourth in a chain of missions along the San Antonio River. 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. Mission San Juan is located directly east of Mission