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De Pinéda 1519
Pinéda mapped the Gulf of Mexico in 1519. He had led several expeditions before in 1517. Pinéda was one of the first Europeans to discover Florida, which was believed to be an island. He died in 1520. -
De Vaca 1529
In 1529, Cabeza De Vaca reported on explorations in Texas. After communicating with Indians, the Spanish heard about Apalachen, a city filled with food and gold. Cabeza was famous for his encounters with the Indians. Cabeza De Vaca was arrested in 1544. -
Corpus Christi de la Yselta 1682
Corpus Christi established it's first mission. It is recognized as the longest continually operated parish in Texas. It was named the name it has after San Antonio. Flooding of the Rio Grande destroyed the mission. -
Fort Saint Louis 1685
La Salle founded Fort St. Louis in 1685. This was the earliest European settlement on the entire Gulf Coast. In reality, the fort had no real name. It had none of the trappings found in other forts. -
Father Hidalgo 1699
Father Hidalgo's speech encourages Mexicans, Texas, and others to fight for their independence. He was the leader of the Mexican War of Independence. He was the second born child of Don Costilla and Doña Gallaga. He was then executed after his speech. -
San Antonio 1718
San Antonio was founded by Father Anthony. It was given its name in 1691 because it was the feast day of St. Antonio Olivares. San Antonio de Valerez established mission San Antonio de Valerez, or most notably called The Alamo. When it was first explored by the Spanish explorers in 1691 to 1709, they found a small Indian tribe there. -
Mission San Jose 1720
Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other missions are built. It was a Spanish mission located in present day Fremont. It is one of the oldest historic Spanish missions ever. It was then destroyed by an earthquake. -
East Texas Missions 1749
East Texas missions where moved to San Antonio. Presido mission complex at San Antonio proved to be a brilliant move for Spain. The Spanish mission field spread to East Texas and La Bahia. The Spanish partially abandoned the East Texas missions and moved the missions to San Antonio
