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Began european exploration in the americas
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mapped the texas coastline
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cabeza de vaca and three men survive the narvaez expedtion by being shipwrecked on galvestine island. they are captured by indians and held prisoner for amny years.
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searched for the 7 cities of gold. foundf nothing, and reported the texas panhandle held nothing of value.
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tok over the de soto expedition and led men into east texas. he found petroleum, but did not know wdaht its value was at the time, turned around and backtracked home.
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Claimed rio grande valley for spain
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located along the Rio Grande, just east of present-day El Paso. 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 saint louis, gartcitas creek, matagorda bay, texas
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the first mission founded in east Texas. Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was built among the Atakapan.
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the second mission founded in east Texas along the Neches River located just North and East of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, on the opposite side of the river.
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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.
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remained in use for more than 50 years until it was abandoned in 1773. A few years later, when they established the town of Nacogdoches, settlers used the empty buildings.
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he 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”.
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established on April 10, along the Matagorda Bay of the Guadalupe River. The mission was built to serve the Karankawa indians and to reinforce the Spanish one of the oldest and most successful missions in Texas.
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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.
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the fifth mission in the chain of missions along the San Antonio River. 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. Mission Espada is located due South of Mission San Juan.
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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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the last Spanish mission founded in Texas. It was abandoned in 1830. Later, Irish immigrants to the area named their settlement after the mission
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he first in a chain of five missions established near San Antonio on May 1, 1718. The mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River. 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