Texas History

By holmebla000
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus lands in the Bahamas, thinking he was in India. He never entered Texas!
  • Jun 2, 1519

    Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

    Pineda maps the coastline from present day Flordia to present day Texas.
  • Aug 30, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    Cortes lands in present-day Mexico in 1519. Two years later he conquered the Aztec Empire. They tore down the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan and pludered the city's treasure. He never entered Texas!
  • Nov 7, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca

    Cabeza de Vaca and three men survive the Naravaez expedition by being shipwrecked on Galveston Island. They are captured by Indians and held prisoner for many years.
  • Feb 26, 1539

    Estevanicio

    First black man in America. Agreed to take an expedition in search of the cities of gold. This is not one of the 6 explorers I want on your timeline.
  • Nov 21, 1542

    Moscoso

    Took over the de Soto expedition and led men into east Texas. he found petrolum, but did not know what its value was at the time. Turned around and backtracked home.

  • Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

    The mission was located along the Rio Grande. The mission was built among the Tigua people.

  • Robert la Salle

    Built Fort Saint Louis, Garcitas Creek, Matagorda Bay, Texas.

  • Mission Santisimo Nombre de Maria

    Second mission founded in East Texas along the Neches River. This mission was destroyed by the flooding of the Neches River.

  • Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

    First mission founded in East Texas. During the mission, they were more intrested in stealing horses than going to church.

  • Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepion de Acuna

    Was orginally built in East Texas to protect the Spanish owned territory from the French. They had a rough beginning and several moves.

  • Mission San Antonio de Valero

    This mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River. The mission almost completly wiped out by an epidermic of smallpox. The mission is now known as the Alamo.

  • Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo

    The mission had a difficult beginning, but soon the 300 Indians who lived there became succesful farmers and ranchers. When the mission came succesful, they were known as "Queen of the Mission"

  • Mission Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga

    This 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

    They became the fourth in a chain of missions along the San Antonio River. San Juan became a succesful misson.