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Nov 5, 1492
Clombus
Columbus lands in the Bahamas, thinking he was in India. He never entered Texas. -
Nov 5, 1519
Pindea
Pineda maps thee costline from presant day Flordia to presant day Flordia. -
Nov 13, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca and three men survive the Naraez expedition by being shipwercked on Galvestine Island. They are captured by indians and held prisoner for many years. -
Nov 5, 1540
Coronado
searches for the 7 cities of gold. Found nothing, and reported the Texas panhandle held nothing of value. -
Nov 5, 1542
Moscoso
Took over the De Soto expedition and led men into east Texas. He found petroluem. but did not know what its vaule was at the time. Turned around and backtracked home. -
Onate
Claimed the Rio Grande valley for Spain. -
Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
The mission was built among the Tigua people in 1682. Shortly after the mission was built, 21 Spanish families moved to the area to meet the spiritual needs of the Tigua people. -
La Salle
Built Fort Saint Louis, Garcitas Creek, Matagorda -
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
was established in May of 1690, and was the first mission founded in east Texas. Spain had learned that La Salle had been in the area and built Fort St. Louis. They feared that even though La Salle’s settlement had failed, France would send another group of settlers to try again -
Mission Santisimo Nombre de Maria
was the second mission founded in east Texas along the Neches River around August 1690. This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River -
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Concepción de Acuna
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 established along the San Antonio River. From the beginning the priests at Mission Concepcion tried to replace Indian ceremonies with religious festivals that taught the Indians about Christianity. -
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
The mission had a difficult beginning, but soon the 300 Indians who lived there became successful farmers and ranchers. -
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espíritu Santo de Zuniga
was established on April 10, 1722, 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. -
Mission San Francisco de la Espada
These skills helped the Indians survive in Texas long after the missions were closed. Mission Espada is located due South of Mission San Juan. Show its location by placing an oval with the number 9 in it on your map. -
San Xavier missions
Place the number 11 oval along latitude line 17 between the Guadalupe River and the Colorado River to mark the correct spot. -
Santa Cruz de San Saba
was established in 1757. It was attacked and destroyed in a revolt by Indians less than a year later. You should mark its spot on the map with the number 12 oval by placing it just Northeast of the Nueces River. -
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches
was founded in 1716 and remained in use for more than 50 years until it was abandoned in 1773. A few years later, when they established the town of Nacogdoches, settlers used the empty buildings. This mission is located just Southeast of Mission Santisimo near present-day Nacogdoches. Place the number 10 oval in the correct location. -
Nuestra Senora del Refugio
Later, Irish immigrants to the area named their settlement after the mission. Place the number 13 oval to represent this mission along the Texas coast, just south of the San Antonio Rive -
Mission San Antonio de Valero
The mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River. -
Mission San Juan Capistrano
This mission is located between the Alamo and San Jose missions along the San Antonio River. Show the mission’s location by putting the number 7 in an oval on the the map.