FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
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San Francisco de los Tejas
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San Antonio de Bexar
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La Bahia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta, once a New Mexican mission, is today considered to be the first mission in what is now Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas, was begun in May 1690 as a response to the La Salle expedition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first mission was set up in 1769 by the Spanish soldier and explorer Gaspar de Portolá and the Spanish priest Junípero Serra. The first mission was San Diego de Alcalá. Twenty more missions followed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ysleta Mission, founded in 1682, was built by the Tigua Indians and is located west of Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo within the municipality of El Paso, Texas. The Ysleta Mission is recognized as the oldest continuously operated parish in the State of Texas.