Carroll High School - Anchor Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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1749 1753 1766 1775 1776 1777 1781 1783 1787 1791 1793 1798 1800 1803 1806 1807 1810 Villa de Vedoya, the first settlement attempted at Corpus Christi, established but later deserted because of drought and the long distances to populated areas. Benjamin Franklin becomes postmaster general of the American colonies. First Europeans settle at Nueces County at Santa Petronilla Ranch. Blas Maria de la Garza Falcon, owner of the ranch, makes the earliest written record of the bay under its present name, Corpus Christi. Many historians believe that - contrary to popular belief - Pineda did not give Corpus Christi its name, but that the name came from Falcon or one of his ranch hands. N o evidence can be found to support the legend that Pineda named the bay on the Feast Day of Corpus Christi, but Col. Diego Ortiz Parilla's map of 1766 is the first to show the bay with its present name. At Lexington and Concord, Mass., on April 19, 60 colonists make their first stand against the British. Seven men die, nine are wounded. The Continental Congress unanimously elects George Washington as general. On July 2 twelve states fNew York abstainingj agree to declare independence from Great Britain. On July 4 they adopt Thomas J efferson's Declaration so stating. Continental Army defeats the British at Saratoga. British Gen. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. Treaty of Paris grants U.S. independence. Northwest Ordinance insures that new states will have equal status with the original 13. Philadelphia convention writes the U.S. Constitution. Bill of Rights adopted. Philip Nolan comes to Texas as a horse trader. Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. Navy Department created. Eli Whitney patents process of interchangable parts. U.S. buys Louisiana from Napoleon. Padre Island granted to Nicolas Balli and his nephew Juan. During this time, land grants are numerous and overly generous in attempts to colonize the area. Steamboat Clermont is successful. Father Miguel Hidalgo, a priest representing the poor classes, starts a revolt against the Spanish government in Mexico with El Grito on September 16, now celebrated as Diez y Seis, Mexican Independence Day.

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In 1523 it was first the Island of Santiago, then the White Island. By 1766 it was the Island of San Carlos de los Malaquitos. Padre Nicolas Balli was the first man to establish residence on it. It became Padre Island. Many ships washed up on its shores, but rescue work was not its only industry. After the Civil War a hide and tallow factory appeared at the northern end. The first real I W t industry was a fish Cannery, and it was used .N V.. - for taxidermy when bird feathers were in W ry x fashion. ff X ' I M Ranching came to Padre Island when Pat - 'X 'fe l H Dunne started a cattle farm there in 1883. A ' 'A Later, the Singer family was said to have ff, - buried 380,000 in silver, gold and jewelry in ff! -ki Q the sands. Today, Padre Island is THE place I ,X to go, not only for treasure hunting, but also for surfing, fishing or just taking in thesun. :XX 1 .gg-4411 1 'f f fl, f f. gf .Ig iff 1. ,ff V' . ' -f . was -at 7 77 40? i1,5'i!vA1 -' ' Q: if I W., ' ity! , wa ,3,W'emp,afay 1 Y- Q ,1 !7 i 0 x I '- ' IV - ' 1 :ff e' ar ,ff -2552355 Mx ' 'fairs U .tw - . - f . - f ' 'fff9 W'3fP?E' -e -ff . ig, -:5i3125:5:EfQ' , '4'Q. n I I . 3. ' 1 , f Y ygipllw' ' f !, 2't ' .- A 4 '4lS:511f53'F'-r' 1? ' - lf- v .gy 5 Af 4 I vfhf 1-4 if Adv- . 1559' ' 'vi f ' Xu -P 4' 1, 2 Mgt' 1 ,f 5:-'JrI5'1' ' ' ','.4,,' ' .-.f ,' -'5 f ' - X-:'.g,.5y1g:,,QZg5j21-,-.4.gp,2gg:j?g53i.hQ3, . i , ' X ..,. u X . X X iff, X5 ! g gi -I 0 vb' D K. 4 X Q h A 1 1' V f f -., 1' l N' I N 1' XEXM xg. XR. X ing-fgsxi 1 ,411 , Qu it spa., I, N I i , 1. X : ' - ,f .xx I Q ,Zi , Q , I1 0 QQISXSF9, :,.-A I 5' 1 :'5r'.3x -dl M- 1 I cl .1 4 8 N f , ., ax , - H' -1' '31..ff,:?'lf ll X s-51-. It iw t , ,fy f ,, , , . . , f 1, . Q 54 NW, I J in i ,, in V X if 4 -'r ,.-.r 11.3 'I'tl'.j, R ,GM K ' ,,.. 'fi Jw g 7 , S f ,O K ei I .I 3, 5 .ff-gb' y 11 , treat jay V -, .ff . 1, .. I ,y l W 1,,-, v,, 1 if I , r - vi, I 5 X . . Au -,i A p , X ss gifs .4 7 S-1 , sk i I If I fm VX r ,V -. Q ,eqxwlvxl ffl, If fe-C? X' ,fm if XEJJ f, qi? - X V I . 1 '11 4' ,- f' 1 1? 1' ' X I . 5 I tv ' I i . 'G' - ,M -fed 'PX . -141' ' '- X ,W r I C ,U aww' I tai ',---- my X WEN f 7' 7 f ,WW - 1' l 'Cf ' f - ' ..., 'xx fs ,r f Ulf ' 5, w , an lla' gtk 1 - 1 I is D at if .roi f 0 I A ' lx 'fin ' f N f vm , . .X . J UJ:g?g'y . ' I Q , ily: li. - 'gif I --- - - H,X,L,,Q . 4.5-132, x -' lf?-HI nil... w I., if A -- H Qxl 12:69 X. 1 A lg -X fs fe -iQ?+- gf? ' f I- ' , ' 2 t -Napili ' x, -f ,,.. 4 ' t l '. 5: af: A '- Q -I ' .. ir, , -A Q . . , Q l . , ----so s- Rmslewmk , J . 'll - WIQX L so-4'

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