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Jan 1, 1517
Pineada maps the Coast
This is important because it helped the Spanish locate and place their missions. -
Jan 1, 1573
First Mission Ever
The first missions were established in Florida by Franciscan priests. The name of the seris of missions remains unknown. -
San Clemente ~ First Mission in Texas
This was the first mission in Texas. It was designed to appeal to the Jumano Tribe. -
Eastern Missions
Missionaries began to build missions in Eastern Texas near El Camino Real. -
San Franciso de las Tejas
This mission was established in 1690. It was one of the missions that missionaries tried to build in East Texas near El Camino Real. -
Faliure of San Francisco de las Tejas
It failed due to hostile indians and sickness. -
San Antonio de Valero (Alamo)
It is located near the presido od San Antonio de Bexar. It served as a station from the Rio Grande to the East Texas Missions. -
San Jose
This mission had the strongest garrison, social and culteral center . -
San Francisoc Xavier de Najara
This mission was established. 4 years later is was joined with the San Antonio de Valero (Alamo). -
San Franciso de la Espalda
It contain the oldes t aquadut in the U.S.A. It is still being used. -
San Juan
Market mission had access to lots of supplies. -
Concepcion
This is a religious celebration. -
Espada
This was one of the first missions in East Texas, after de las Tejas. -
Nuestra Senora del Refugio
This was the last mission ever created in Texas. -
The Alamo is established
The Spanish military stationed a cavalry unit at the former mission, Misión San Antonio de Valero. The soldiers referred to the old mission as the Alamo in honor of their hometown Alamo de Parras, Coahuila. -
Louisiana boundaries are unclear.
Upon the sale of Louisiana, Napoleon had apparently intentionally made definition of boundaries unclear. The uncertainty of the border of the Louisiana Purchase was expressed in communications by Thomas Jefferson to the minister to Spain in Madrid -
The Gutierrez-Magee expedition cross the Sabine
The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition cross the Sabine from Louisiana against Spanish rule in Texas -
Mexico bans emigration into Texas by settlers from the US
Mexico bans emigration into Texas by settlers from the United States. -
Battle of the Alamo
This is important because the missions helped to partially protect the men during the war.
