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Apr 15, 1535
1535
Jun, Castaways Don Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca with 3 companions resumed their journey from Texas to Mexico after spending 8 months with the congenial Avavares Indians -
Apr 15, 1536
1536
cJan, Spanish castaways Don Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca with 3 companions reached the Pacific Coast in northern Mexico under Indian escort and encountered Spanish troops engaged as slave hunters -
Apr 15, 1540
1540
Feb 23, Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado began his unsuccessful search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest. Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of Mexico, sent Francisco Coronado overland to search for the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola in present day New Mexico. Coronado, Spanish explorer, introduced horses, mules, pigs, cattle, and sheep into the American southwest. An Indian guide spoke of a rich kingdom called Quivira. When no cities were found he confessed und -
Apr 15, 1541
1541
May, The expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, having crossed the high plains of Texas, feasted on game and held a Mass of thanksgiving -
1687
Mar 19, French explorer Robert Cavelier (43), Sieur de La Salle, the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River, was murdered by mutineers while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in present-day Texas -
1720
Mission San Jose was established by Franciscan friars on the San Antonio River. -
1793
Mar 2, Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44), was born near Lexington, Va. He fought for Texas' independence from Mexico; President of Republic of Texas; U.S. Senator; Texas governor -
1793
Nov 3, Stephen Fuller Austin was born. He colonized Texas. -
1804
Nov 27, Pres. Jefferson issued a nationwide proclamation to military and public officials warning of a conspiracy to attack Spanish territory in Texas. He had opened negotiations with Spain to purchase Texas territory west of New Orleans. Jefferson had heard rumors that Aaron Burr had begun plotting an invasion of Texas. Jefferson ordered Gen. James Wilkinson to move federal troops into defensive positions between the Sabine River and New Orleans. Wilkinson, unbeknownst to Jefferson, was a clo -
1821
Feb 22, The Adams-Onis Treaty became final, whereby Spain gave up all of Florida to the US. The boundary between Mexico and the Louisiana Purchase was established and the US renounced all claims to Texas. -
1829
Aug 25, Pres. Jackson made an offer to buy Texas, but the Mexican government refused. -
1835
Mar 27, The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad -
1835
Oct 2, The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing -
1835
Oct, Before the Alamo, Mexican General Css led troops against the small community of Gonzales, since enshrined in history as the "Lexington of Texas." San Antonio de Bixar went under military rule, with 1,200 Mexican troops under General Css’ command. When Css ordered the small community of Gonzales, about 50 miles east of San Antonio, to return a cannon loaned to the town for defense against Indian attack--rightfully fearing that the citizens might use the cannon against his own troops--the Gon -
1835
Nov 13, Texans officially proclaimed Independence from Mexico, and called itself the Lone Star Republic, after its flag, until its admission to the Union in 1845. In 2001 Randy Roberts and James S. Olson authored "A Line in the Sand," a narrative of the Texas drive for independence. -
1835
Nov 24, Texas Rangers, a mounted police force, was authorized by the Texas Provisional Government. The Mexicans called them Los Diablos Tejanos -The Texas Devils -
1835
Sep, Texans petitioned for statehood separate from Coahuila. They wrote out their needs and their complaints in The Declaration of Causes. This document was designed to convince the Federalists that the Texans desired only to preserve the 1824 Constitution, which guaranteed the rights of everyone living on Mexican soil. But by this time, Santa Anna was in power, having seized control in 1833, and he advocated the removal of all foreigners. His answer was to send his crack troops, commanded by hi -
1836
Jan 5, Davy Crockett arrived in Texas just in time to die at the Alamo.
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1842
1842 - See an 1842 map distributed by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and published by Charles Knight, Central America. II. Including Texas, California, and the northern states of Mexico / J. & C. Walker, sculpt. hosted by the Portal to Texas History -
1844
Apr 1844 - agreement has been one of the most beneficial and lasting our history The treaty by which Texas was annexed to the Union was signed in April, 1844 by Calhoun. the Sec retary of State, and by the Texas representatives. Van Zandt and Henderson. In June -
1844
Apr 1844 - agreement has been one of the most beneficial and lasting our history The treaty by which Texas was annexed to the Union was signed in April, 1844 by Calhoun. the Sec retary of State, and by the Texas representatives. Van Zandt and Henderson. In June the ...agreement has been one of the most beneficial and lasting our history The treaty by which Texas was annexed to the Union was signed in April, 1844 by Calhoun. the Sec retary of State, and by the Texas representatives. Van Zandt and -
1861
Feb 22, 1861 - (InJanuary he had written, "Secession is nothing but Revolution. I wish no other flag than the Star Spangled Banner") He left Texas on February 22,1861, and returned to his home at Arlington, Virginia. President Abraham Lincoln offered him a top federal ...Texas already was a de facto member of the Confederacy, and a hot-headed San Antonio group almost lynched Lee at his hotel when he refused to say where his sympathies lay. (InJanuary he had written, "Secession is nothing but Rev -
1861
Feb 22, 1861 - I wish no other flag than the Star Spangled Banner") He left Texas on February 22,1861, and returned to his home at Arlington, Virginia. President Abraham Lincoln offered him a top federal command in April, but he accepted a Virginia commission instead -
1863
Jul 26, 1863 - In his later years, Houston chose to call Huntsville, Texas, home finding the rolling hills reminiscent of his hometown of Maryville, Tennessee.113 On July 26 , 1863, Sam Houston died of Pneumonia. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery at his request.113 On July 26 , 1863, Sam Houston died of Pneumonia. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery at his request. History reflects that Houston's life was a litany of accomplishments. Nonetheless, to this Texas legend, the greatest victory was -
1863
Jul 26, 1863 - In his later years, Houston chose to call Huntsville, Texas, home finding the rolling hills reminiscent of his hometown of Maryville, Tennessee.113 On July 26 , 1863, Sam Houston died of Pneumonia. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery at his request -
1895
Oct 5, 1895 - The authors of this history are Southern men, all three being connected with the public schools of Texas, and unquestionably their aim has been to write a history for use in Southern schools. They offer their book as a non-sectional work, and express the belief that there has been ... -
1897
Apr 1897 - He became ill after suffering exposure while fighting a flood of the Brazos River in April 1897. After a short illness, he died at his home in Waco and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Coke County in West Texas is named in his honor. References Biography -
1913
Apr 1913 - HERBERT E. BOLTON. Berkeley, California, April, 1913. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION THE INDIAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA- TEXAS FRONTIER, 1685-1780. -
2009
Apr 18, 2009 - He is already the longest serving governor in Texas history — as lieutenant governor, he took over for President-elect George W. Bush in December 2000. That has given him unparalleled influence over state government, where much of the governor's power resides in appointments to boards ... -
1685
1685 - The History of Texas, from its Settlement in 1685 to its. Annexation to the United States. By H. YOAKUM, Esq., of the Texas Bar; with Ptrtraits, Maps, and Plans. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth Price $5 00. Sheep $5. 50. Tlie History of Louisiana— Spanish Domination. By ...
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1821
1821 - When the Austins came in 1821 and opened the way for people from the States, Texas history had its real beginning. Fifteen years later San Jacinto was fought and won and for ten years more Texas was a Republic. Then after one of the greatest political -
1835
Jun 1835 - In June 1835 he participated in the skirmish at Anahuac. While Texas was at War with Mexico, Leo engaged in most of the battles. Many books written about Texas history, state that Leo fought in the Battle of San Jacinto, which gave Texas her Independence -
1845
Apr 15, 1845 - "Proclamation by the President of Texas. April 15, 1845. MS. Proclamations of the Republic of Texas, State library. 87Jonos, Letters Relating to the History of Annexation, 14. will accept and ratify the terms proposed for this purpose. The President -
1881
Jan 11, 1881 - Message of Gov. OM Roberts on appropriations and expenditures under the control of the governor to the seventeenth legislature of the state of Texas, convened at the city of Austin, in regular session, January 11, 1881., hosted by the Portal to Texas History -
1845
Apr 15, 1845 - "Proclamation by the President of Texas. April 15, 1845. MS. Proclamations of the Republic of Texas, State library. 87Jonos, Letters Relating to the History of Annexation, 14. will accept and ratify the terms proposed for this purpose. The President ..."Proclamation by the President of Texas. April 15, 1845. MS. Proclamations of the Republic of Texas, State library. 87Jonos, Letters Relating to the History of Annexation, 14. will accept and ratify the terms proposed for this purpo -
1837
Oct 12, 1837 - Manuscript: Report of Senate Standing Committee on Indian Affairs, October 12, 1837. Indian Affairs, Texas State Library. "Winkler, "The Cherokee Indians in Texas," in The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, VII, 145; Hodge ..."Hodge, Handbook of American Indiana, I, 260-262, 288-290; Marshall, A History of the Western Boundary of the Louisiana Purchase, 1819-1841, 133. Manuscript: Report of Senate Standing Committee on Indian Affairs, October 12, 1837. Indian Aff -
1836
Apr 1836 - A few miles east of Houston, the tall San Jacinto Monument sits in a 1000-acre historical park, marking the place where Texas and Mexican soldiers clashed on April 1836. Central to the park is a 570-foot monument. Elevators inside the monument take ...A few miles east of Houston, the tall San Jacinto Monument sits in a 1000-acre historical park, marking the place where Texas and Mexican soldiers clashed on April 1836. Central to the park is a 570-foot monument. Elevators inside the mo
