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Feb 22, 1500
Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers, numerous tribes of the Indians of Texas occupied the region between the Rio Grande to the south and the Red River to the north.
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18 February 1685 -- Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and thus formed the basis for France's claim to Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men.
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Texans under Col. William B. Travis were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. The Runaway Scrape began.
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Robert E. Lee leaves Fort Mason on his way back to Virginia, to lead the South in the Civil War.
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Sam Houston is baptized in a creek near Independence
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3 January 1823 -- Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River.
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ten months after Austin arrived in Mexico City, Agustin I approved his colonization contract. One month later, Agustin abdicated as emperor, and the newly created republican congress nullified all acts of his government, including Austin's colonization co
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the people of Mexico elected congressional representatives and set out to create a new constitution.4 Texas was represented by Erasmo Seguin.
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Imaking the country a federal republic with nineteen states and four territories.4 The constitution was based on the constitution of the United States of America,2 but the Mexican constitution made Roman Catholicism the official, and only, religion of the
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The first violent incident occurred on June 26, 1832 at the battle of Velasco
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Mirabeau B. Lamar dies. He served as vice-president and president of the republic and is called the Father of Texas Education.
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The University of Texas opened its doors in Austin for its inaugural session. First courses were offered in the Academic Department and a Law Department.
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Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and thus formed the basis for France's claim to Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men.
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battle at gonzales
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exans repulsed a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began.
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battle at goliad
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san antonio march
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san felipe disscusion
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santa ana is coming
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On March 2, 1836, Texans signed the Texas Declaration of Independence
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17 January 1874 -- Coke-Davis Dispute ended peacefully in Austin as E. J. Davis relinquished the governor's office. Richard Coke began a democratic party dynasty in Texas that continued unbroken for over 100 years
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20 January 1891 -- Based on a campaign platform calling for the regulation of railroads and big business, James Hogg took office as the first native-born governor of Texas.
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Mexican explorer Alonso de Leon reached Fort St. Louis, and found it abandoned, during an expedition planned to reestablish Spanish presence in Texas.
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22 April 1689 -- Mexican explorer Alonso de Leon reached Fort St. Louis, and found it abandoned, during an expedition planned to reestablish Spanish presence in Texas
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The discovery of "black gold" at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont launched Texas into a century of oil exploration, electronics, and manned space travel.