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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Texas History
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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Contact
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Oct 12, 1492
Christophor Colombus
He was an Intailian exploer who claimed land for Spain. He was s govenor for a while in the New World but abused his power and got arrested then banned from the New World. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortez
A spainish conquistador, landed in what is present day Mexico. He found the Aztecs and conuered them and name the the new city, Mexico City. -
Jan 1, 1519
Piñea
A spainish explorer who sailed along the coast of Texas and mapped the coast. -
Jan 1, 1527
Cabeza de Vaca
He was shipwrecked near present day Galveeston, he waas found by the Karankawa and he lived with them for six years before returning to Mexico City and telling stories of treasure and other Indian tribes. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado
A spainish explorer who was sent to find Cibola. He did not find Cibola but found the Pulo Duro and Grand Canyons. -
LaSalle
He was a French explorer who sailed from Canada, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, he called his claimed area Louisianna and built a fort there and named it Ft. St. Louis, it had failed and his men own had killed him. -
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Spainish Coloanial
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San Antonio
San Antonio was founded as a halfway point between Mexico city and some eastern Spanish missions in Texas. -
Cry of Delores
A priest named Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called for a rebelion against the Spanish authorities, he wanted them to be free instead of having these hardships from the Spanish. -
Battle of Medina
The Battle of Medina was when the Republican Army battled Spanish forces near the Medina river, the Republican Army won that battle. -
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Mexican National
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Adam-Onis Treaty
The Adam-Onis treaty was signed by the Spanish and the United States so it could end a boundery dispute, the land went to the Unnited States. -
Treaty of Cordoba
O'Donojú had signed a treaty which ended New Spain's dependance on Old Spain, meaninng the Mexicans were free. -
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Revolution Republic
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Early Statehood
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Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Age of Oil
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Great Depression and World War II
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Civil Rights and Conservation
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Contemporay Texas
