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1519 Pineda maps Gulf of Mexico
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1529 Cabeza de vaca reports on explorations in Texas
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1682 Established first mission at Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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1685 La Salle settled Fort ST. Louis
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1690 East Texas missions
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1699 Father Hindalgo's speech encourages Mexicans, Texans, and others to fight for independence
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1718 San Antonio
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1720 Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other missions are built
