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Nov 4, 1492
colombus
exploration of the amairicas -
Nov 4, 1519
pineda
mapped the cost line of texes -
Nov 4, 1528
cabeza de vaca
Cabeza de Vaca and three men survive the Narvaez expedition by being shipwrecked on Galvestine Island. They are captured by Indians and held prisoner for many years. -
Nov 4, 1540
Coronado
Searched for the 7 cities of gold. Found nothing, and reported the Texas panhandle held nothing of value -
Nov 4, 1542
Moscoso
Took over the de Soto expedition and led men into east Texas. He found petroleum, but did not know what its value was at the time. Turned around and backtracked home. -
onate
Claimed the Rio Grande valley for Spain. -
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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. -
la salle
Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay -
San Francisco de los Tejas
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 of the Neches Rive -
Santisimo Nombre de Maria
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. -
San Antonio de Valero
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 supplies. The mission became known as The Alamo, and after the epic battle against -
San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
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 -
Nuestra Senora del Espíritu Santo de Zuniga
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.