| Year |
What |
| 1513 |
Juan Ponce de Leon explored the coastal regions and a parts
of the interior of Florida
|
| 1514 |
Juan Ponce de Leon was autzorized to colonize Florida
|
| 1519 |
Texas was claimed for Spain by Alonso Alvarz de Pineda
|
| 1520 |
The Spanish recognized that Florida belongs to the continent.
They explored the northern coast of the Gulf arriving at
Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and went more north until the
Carolinas
|
| 1539 |
Hernando de Soto explored the now Southeast of the United States
|
| 1541 |
Coronados exploration
Juan Rodriguez de Cabrillo arrived at present San Diego, California
Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi River
|
| 1564 |
Spanish missionaries goes to California
|
| 1564 |
Saint Augustine, Florida was founded. This was the first settlement in
North America and remaind Spanish until 1819
|
| 1573 |
The Franciscan established missions in Florida
|
| 1592 |
Juan de Fuca arrived at the current state of Washington
|
| 1610 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico was founded
|
| 1680 |
Pueblo Indian rebellion which forced the Spaniards out of northern
New Mexico
|
| 1690 |
San Francisco de los Tejas was founded as first permanent Spanish
settlement in Texas
|
| 1691 |
Texas became a separate Spanish province. The fist governor was
Don Domingo de Taran
|
| 1693 |
The province Texas was abandoned because of fear of Indian uprisings
|
| 1716 |
The Spaniards reoccupied Texas
|
| 1718 |
San Antonia, Texas was founded
|
| 1738 |
In Fort Mose, Florida the first free black community was extablished
|
| 1760 |
Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon obtained 975,000 acres of land in Texas. In
later days his ranch became the King Ranch (biggest ranch in the U.S.)
|
| 1769 |
Mission San Diego de Alcala and San Francisco (September 17) were founded
|
| 1770 |
Mission San Carlos de Monterey (CA) was founded
|
| 1771 |
Missions San Antonio de Padua and San Gabriel Arcangel (CA) were founded
|
| 1772 |
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (CA) was founded
|
| 1774 |
The first overland route to California was found by Franciscan missionary
Pedro de Garces
|
| 1776 |
Missions San Francisco de Asis and San Juan Capistrano (CA) were founded
|
| 1777 |
Mission Santa Clara de Asis (CA) was founded
|
| 1782 |
Mission San Buenaventura (CA) was founded
|
| 1786 |
Mission Santa Barbara (CA) was founded
|
| 1787 |
Mission La Purisma Concepcion (CA) was founded
|
| 1791 |
Mission Santa Cruz (CA) was founded
|
| 1797 |
Missions San Jose de Guadalupe, San Juan Bautista and San Miguel Arcangel (CA)
were founded
|
| 1798 |
Mission San Luis Rey (CA) was founded
|
| 1803 |
Napoleon Bonaparte acuires from Spain the Louisiana Territory
|
| 1804 |
Mission Santa Ines (CS) was founded
|
| 1817 |
Mission San Rafael Arcangel (CS) was founded
|
| 1820 |
Stephen Long leads a revolt against the Spanish in Texas. Mexico became
independent from Spain. At this time California, southern Arizona , south
Texas, southern Colorado and most of New Mexico belonged to Mexico
|
| 1821 |
Florida was purchased by the U.S. for $5 million
|
| 1823 |
Mission San Francisco Solano (CA) was founded
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