USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first Spanish-speaking settlers began to group around the San Antonio River in 1718 when the mission and presidio (fort) were established.

Detailed explanation-2: -But San Antonio was not founded until 1718, when its first mission and first presidio were established at San Pedro Springs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The group reached the first springs of the San Antonio River (which is actually San Pedro Creek in the current vicinity of San Pedro Park) on April 25, and Father Olivares who accompanied the Alarcón expedition founded the Mission of San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) at its original location on May 1, 1718.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish Mission Fray Antonio de Olivares led the Franciscan missionaries who founded the San Antonio de Valero Mission in 1718.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the settlement at San Antonio was built in 1718, what was the significance of its location? Its midway location between the Rio Grande and East Texas made supplying the missions easier.