Pineda probably died of wounds received in fights with Indians. His return to Jamaica history has never been confirmed. Pineda's report about voyage and map were forwarded to the governor of Jamaica.
Original legends said that it was Spanish explorerAlonzo de Pineda who named the area in 1519 when he stopped on Corpus Christi Bay while mapping the coast of the Gulf of Mexico for the Spanish colonization of the new world.
However, the De Pineda map did not mention Corpus Christi and there is no evidence he landed on Corpus Christi Bay.
The next recent documentation that is in existence of the area is that of a patrol sent to scout the area in 1747.
The next day, the modern Alonzo, played by Corpus Christi attorney Marcellus Eckhardt, traveled from the mock ship to shore in a motor boat with a band of gunbearers and a monk, all dressed in what was believed to be the style of the 16th century.
Alonzo and his men were greeted on shore by a host of city dignitaries and presented a key to the city by Mayor A.C. McCaughan.
Poor Alonzo, who was supposed to be the star of the affair, and his band of men were left standing on the bayfront under a hot June sun.
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