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Nov 4, 1492
Colombus
Columbus lands in the Bahamas, thinking he was in India. He never entered Texas! -
Nov 4, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Pineda maps the coastline from present day Florida to present day Texas. -
Nov 4, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Cortes lands in present-day Mexico in 1519. Two years later he conquered the Aztec Empire. They tore down the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan and plundered the city's treasure. He never entered Texas! -
Nov 4, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca and three men survive the Narvaez expedition by being shipwrecked on Galvestine Island. They are captured by Indians and held prisoner for many years. -
Nov 4, 1539
Estevanicio
First black man in America. Agreed to take an expedition in search of the 7 cities of gold. This is not one of the 6 explorers I want on your timeline. -
Nov 4, 1540
Coronado
Searched for the 7 cities of gold. Found nothing, and reported the Texas panhandle held nothing of value. -
Nov 16, 1542
Moscoso
Took over the de Soto expedition and led men into east Texas. He found petroleum, but did not know what its value 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. -
Robert la Salle
Built Fort Saint Louis, Garcitas Creek, Matagorda Bay, Texas. -
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
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
This mission was completely destroyed by flooding from the Neches River. It was located just North and East of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, on the opposite side of the 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. -
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches
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. -
Mission San Antonio de Valero
The mission was located on the east bank of the San Antonio River. During the 1730s and 1740s, the mission suffered from repeated attacks by the hostile Apache indians. -
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
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. The mission and the presidio that was built nearby became known as La Bahia Mission, and is one of the oldest and most successful missions in Texas. -
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Within a few years, San Juan became a successful mission with rich farmland, orchards, and gardens. By 1762, the Indians living in the mission village were raising more than 3,000 head of sheep and cattle. -
San Xavier missions
The missions closed the following year. 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
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 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 River.