In 1523
�ngel De Villafa�e Sailed Toward Mexico City
But Was Shipwrecked En Route Along
The
Coast Of Padre Island
Texas
In
1554
When Word Of
The
Disaster Reached Mexico City
The
Viceroy Requested
A
Rescue Fleet
And
Immediately Sent Villafa�e Marching Overland
To
Find
The
Treasure-laden Vessels
Villafa�e Traveled
To
P�nuco
And
Hired
A
Ship
To
Transport Him
To
The Site
Which Had Already Been Visited From That Community
He Arrived
In
Time
To
Greet Garc�a De Escalante Alvarado (a Nephew Of Pedro De Alvarado)
Commander Of
The
Salvage Operation
When Alvarado Arrived
By
Sea
On
July 22
1554
The
Team Labored Until September 12
To
Salvage
The
Padre Island Treasure
This Loss
In
Combination With Other Ship Disasters Around
The
Gulf Of Mexico
Gave Rise To
A
Plan
For
Establishing
A
Settlement
On
The
Northern Gulf Coast
To
Protect Shipping
And
More Quickly Rescue Castaways
As
A
Result
The
Expedition Of Trist�n De Luna Y Arellano Was Sent
And
Landed
At
Pensacola Bay
On
August 15
1559
. .
. General Electric operates
an
aeroderivative division facility
on
Jacintoport
in
unincorporated Harris County. Randall's Food Markets
a
subsidiary of Safeway Inc
has its distribution center
in
unincorporated Harris County, At this point
Santa Anna believed
the
rebellion was
in
its final death throes
the
Texian government had been forced off
the
mainland
with no way
to
communicate with its army
which had shown no interest
in
fighting
He determined
to
block
the
Texian army's retreat
and
put
a
decisive end
to
the war. Almonte's scouts incorrectly reported that Houston's army was going
to
Lynchburg Crossing
on
Buffalo Bayou
in
preparation
for
joining
the
government
in
Galveston
so Santa Anna ordered Harrisburg burned
and
pressed
on
towards Lynchburg. .
Steven D. West PC