Latin for Body of Christ, Corpus Christi has grown from a Spanish fort into a popular vacation destination, military town, and thriving seaport. Legend has it that Spanish explorer Alonso lvarez de Pineda discovered and named Corpus Christi Bay in 1519. Henry L. Kinney, a trader who arrived in the area around 1838, is credited with starting the trading post that eventually grew into one of Texas's largest cities and became home to...
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