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1519
Pineda maps Gulf of Mexico
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1537
Cabeza de Vaca reports on explorations in Texas
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Establish first mission at Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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La Salle settle Fort St. Louis
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Father Hidalgo caused the Spanish to be suspicious of French colonization
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Established the mission San Francisco de los tejas in East Texas
1st mission in East Texas -
San Antonio founded
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East Texas missions are moved to San Antonio
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Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other missions are built