in corpus kristen in 1948, dr. garcia founded the american g.i. forum which fought for equal treatment of hispanic veterans. karanusic's staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more here. >> padre island national sea shore is 70 miles of a barrier island with beach bay coastal prayer -- prairie. we are located about 25 minutes from the city of corpus christi texas. this island started out by being used by american tribes seasonally. they would come here during nice weather. there was a bounty of fish in the area, a lot of seed plants, and they would leave when the weather turned bad in the winter. what happened next was when the spanish era was happening, there was a man born up river named bali, and he became a priest. they called him padre bali, and the island was named after him. he got padre island. he split it with his nephew. what they started doing over 200 years ago was cattle ranching. that is how it started out with his name. it actually did very well for him and his nephew. once he passed away, the land th