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Began euorpen exploration to the Americas.
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Mapped the texas coastline.
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Traveled Texas for 7 years and wrote a book about his travels.
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Searched for the 7 cities of gold, but found nothing.
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Found petroleumin East Texas.
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Claimed the Rio Grand Valley for Spain.
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Shortly after the mission was built, 21 Spanish families moved to the area to meet the spiritual needs os the Tigus people.
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Built Fort Saint Louis on Matagorda Bay.
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This mission wsa the first mission founded in east Texas.
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This mission was destroyed by flooding of the Neches River.
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This mission was built in Nacoqdoches.
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The mission became known as The Alamo, and after the epic battle against Santa Anna in 1836.
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This mission was the second and largest in a chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River .
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this mission was built along the Matagorda Bay of the Guadalupe River. The mission was built to serve the Karankawa indians and to reinforce the Spanish presence in the area to help keep the French out of Texas.
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This mission was the fourth in a chain of missions along the San Antonio River.
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After a rough beginning and several moves, the mission was permanently moved to San Antonio in 1731, becoming the third in a chain of five missions built along the San Antonio River.
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The mission was renamed and move to the San Antonio area in 1731, becoming the fifth mission in the chain of missions built along the San Antonio River.
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Conflict with the local garrison commander led to relocation of the missions to a site on the San Marcos River in 1755.
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This mission was attacked and destroyed in a revolt by Indians in less than a year later.
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This mission was the last Spanish mission founded in Texas.