Spanish Missions Timeline

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  • 1682

    1682
    Spanish build first mission in Texas-Corpus Christi de la Ysleta ( near present day El Paso

  • 1686

    1686
    Alonso de Leon expedition sets out to find and destroy Fort St. Louis Father Damian Massanet accompanies him

  • 1690

    1690
    Alonso De Leon and Father Damian Massanet build first Spanish mission in East Texas and named it San Francisco de los Tejas. Also mission Nuestra Senora la Conception is established

  • 1693

    Spaniards burn burn mission San Francisco de los Tejas

  • 1699

    1699
    Mission San Juan Batista founded by Father Francisco Hidalgo

  • 1713

    1713
    Spanish priest Francisco Hidalgo returns to East Texas with a French expedition led by Louis St.Denis

  • 1718

    1718
    San Antonio de Valero (Alamo) mission is founded in San Antonio
    - Presidio San Antonio de Bexar established across the river from the mission
    - Settlement LaVilla de Bexar (To become city of San Antonio) established
    - Los Adaes becomes first capital of Texas

  • 1722

    1722
    Mission Espiritu Santo Zuniga established at sight of Fort St. Louis

  • 1731

    First group of colonists from the Canary Islands arrives in San Antonio

  • 1731

    Missions of San Francisco, Conception, and San Jose are moved to San Antonio
    - Mission San Francisco renamed San Francisco de la Espada
    - Mission San Jose de los Nazonis renamed San Juan Capistrano

  • 1749

    1749
    Count Jose de Esandom moves mission Espirita Santo Zuniga to the present-day site of Goliad. The mission is renamed La Behia del Espirita Santo, or simply La Bahia

  • 1757

    1757
    Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba is established

  • 1772

    San Antonio becomes capital of Texas

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