USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -San Antonio was founded May 1, 1718, when a Spanish expedition from Mexico established the Mission San Antonio de Valero . The mission, later called the Alamo (Spanish: “Cottonwood”), was one of five founded in the area and was named for St.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the first of May 1718, Father Antonio Olivares, a Franciscan missionary, established the mission of San Antonio de Valero which had been founded by the governor “about three-fourths of a league down the creek” from the presidio.

Detailed explanation-3: -On May 1, 1718, the Spanish established a mission-presidio complex approximately midway between the Rio Grande Valley and the missions of East Texas. This was the founding of the city of San Antonio, the most significant Texas settlement of the Spanish era.

Detailed explanation-4: -The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Texas and was, for decades, its largest city. Before Spanish colonization, the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. The historic Payaya Indians were likely those who encountered the first Europeans.