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This was the first
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He crashed in Galveston and he was captured and traded by tribes as a slave. He became known as medicine man. Natives told his story in the book "la relacion" including rumors of gold
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First mission and pueblos in Texas, and it was maintained by Franciscans
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He missed the Mississippi River and landed in madagora bay, Texas. Then La Salle set up Ft. St. Louis
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He was suspicious and the native Americans didn't trust him
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Given its name on June 31st 1691 but wasn't founded till 1718
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The mission was founded on February 23, 1720, because Mission San Antonio de Valero had become overcrowded shortly after its founding with refugees from the closed East Texas missions.
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The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier land.
