Spanish colonization Ashley Gresham 9

  • 1519

    1519

    Pineda maps Gulf of Mexico
  • 1537

    1537

    Cabeza de vaca reports on exploration in texas
  • 1682

    Establish first mission at Corpus Christi de la ysleta
  • 1685

    La salle settle fort St. Louis
  • 1687

    Father hidalgo caused the Spanish to be suspicious of the French
  • 1690

    Established the mission San Francisco de los tejas in east Texas. 1st mission in east texas
  • 1718

    San Antonio founded
  • 1719

    East Texas missions are moved to San Antonio
  • 1720

    Mission San Jose is completed in San Antonio and other missions are built