FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Olivares arrived in the San Antonio area in that year with Native American converts from Mission San Francisco Solano near San Juan Bautista on the Rio Grande. The mission was originally established along the banks of San Pedro Creek but was soon relocated to the east bank of the San Antonio River.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known today as The Alamo, this Spanish mission complex was the first of the San Antonio missions founded to convert the local American Indians to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -San Antonio Missions The Mission Trails hike and bike trail includes San Antonio’s five Spanish colonial missions. Beginning at the northern end of the trail with Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo), the route encompasses the other four missions of Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the Texas Revolution, a small garrison of Texan soldiers died defending The Alamo against the Mexican army. Today, The Alamo, a National Historic Landmark, is located in the heart of downtown San Antonio.