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1.) 1720 - Father Antonio Margil de Jesus Helps Found San Antonio, Texas
The San Antonio Mission, also known as the San Jose Mission, was founded by Antonio Margil de Jesus, Alamo, who made missions the way of founding Spanish Colonies in North America.
2.) 1740 - Governor Manuel de Montiano Defends St. Augustine Against English Attack
St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marco, the most important fort in Florida's Florida, Spanish Colonies, was successfully defended by Manuel de Montiano during the War of Jenkins' Ear against English colonists led by James Oglethorpe, by using freed black slaves housed at Fort Moses.
3.) 1769 - Junipero Serra Founds a Mission in San Diego
Father Juniper Serra, founded San Diego and helped foster along the El Camino Real, Spanish colonies and the California mission system.
4.) 1779 - Bernardo de Galvez Leads Spanish Forces Against Britain in America's Fight for Freedom
Bernardo de Galvez, a Spanish general, helped American colonists against the British in the Revolutionary War.
5.) 1810 - Spain's North American Colonists Begin Forging an American Hispanic Identity
Mexican independence would be the beginning of freedom for all Spanish colonies.