Corpus Christi, TX, United States
Padre Island and Padre Nicolas Balli. First called Corpus Christi Island or Isla Santiago, Padre Island was named for Padre Jose Nicolas Balli (177?-1829). His family migrated from Spain in 1569 and became large landowners in the lower Rio Grande Valley, influential in military and governmental affa
irs. Ordained about 1790, Padre Balli applied to Spain's King Charles IV in 1800 for 111/2 leagues of land on the island. Padre Balli had the land surveyed and in 1804 started the first settlement, Ra
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