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Jan 1, 1519
The Discovery of Texas
1519 Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda explored the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first documented attempt by a Spaniard to discover Texas -
Jan 1, 1540
Golden Cities
1540 Spaniards launched an entrada to search for the Golden Cities -
Jan 1, 1558
Horses and Cattle in Texas
1558 Juan Onate deliberately introduce horses and cattle into the Texas environment to see if they could survive -
Further Exploration
1682 French explorer Robert Cavelier and Sier de La Salle travelled down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed all land from Appalachians to the Rockies -
The First Mission
1690 Father Damien Massenet founded the first mission in Texas called Mission San Fransisco de las Tejas. -
The Royal Highway
1691 Domino Teran de los Rios created a trail northeastward from San Antonio to Nacogdoches. It was called El Camino Real or “The Royal Highway”. -
San Fransisco de la Tejas Shutdown
1692 the Spaniards closed San Fransisco de la Tejas because there was no more French activity in the area. -
Protection From the Natives
1773 the Spaniards pulled all settlers in east Texas back to San Antonio where they could be closer to Spain’s protection from the Indians. -
More People in Texas
1800 more and more ABymericans were moving west and into lands claimed by Spain.
