Baysidebr/ Refugio County, Texasbr/ 28 05.495' N 97 12.790' Wbr/ Address: 522 Copano Bay Drivebr/ br/ Text: In the Year of Our Lord 1519, Copano Bay was claimed along with the surrounding coastal area, as a Spanish possession by Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda, who is thought to the first European to explore and chart the Texas coast line.br/ br/ Date Photographed: 22-04-09