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in 1519 alonso alvarez maped the texas coastline in hope of a new start
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on april 30,1598 the beggining of thanksgiving and peace between the natives and the pilgrams.
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the jumano indeans traveled from mexico in search of christianity.
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french explorer went looking for the mouth of the mississippi and found texas instead.
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on march 19 1687 La Salle is killed by some of his own men.
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alonso de leon found the remains of fort st. louis
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san antonio de valero mission was known as the alamo chapel found in san antonio.
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three TX missions are moved to san antonio because economical troubles.
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sept. 4 hurricane strikes near galveston.
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texas' first newspaper founded by lose alvarez.
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a hurricane wreaks the fleet of pirate jean lafitte in galveston.
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mexico gains independence from spain.
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jane long gives birth to the first anglo child ,born in texas, a girl namedmary jane.
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stephen f austin receives authority to continue the colonization in the region of the brazos river.
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the decaration of independence of the republic of fredonia is signed at nacogdoches.
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mexican goverment stops legal immigration into texas from the united states except in special cases.
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first bloodshed of the texas revolution takes place at velasco when texans , transportind cannons from brazoria to anahuac.
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the texas rangers organization is offcially establishedby texas'provision goverment.
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texas declaration of independence is adopted washington-on-the- brazos.
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sam houston abandons gonzales and retreats eastward to avoid the advancing mexican army. panickly settlers in the area flee as well in an exodus called the runaway scrape.
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about 350 texan prisoners, including their commander james fannin, are executed at goliad by ordered of santa anna. an estimated 30 texans escape
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the first congress of the republic of texas convenes at columbia
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republic of texas is offically reconized by the united states,and later by france ,england the netherlands and belgium
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comanches, led by a dozen chiefs, meet with officials of texas goverment to negotiate a peace treaty.
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formal transfer of goverment take place until this date
