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Period: Jan 1, 1518 to
Texas Timeline
Paraphrased information from, http://www.lsjunction.com/events/events.htm. -
Jul 15, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda sailed to Texas and mapped the Gulf of Mexico's Coast in the map shown. -
Nov 10, 1528
Cabeza De Vaca
On his way to Mexico, Cabeza De Vaca crashed into what is believed to be Galveston Island and made his way through the Texas inland to get to Mexico. -
Oct 27, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his crew left on what would be a two year expedition to look for the Seven Cities of Cibola. This journey led them to journey led them to explore most of present day southwestern U.S. -
Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle
Robert Cavalier and Sieur de LaSalle traveled to Texas and established Fort St. Louie near Matagorda Bay. This Fort would form the cornerstone of French control in Texas. -
LaSalle is killed
Two years after establishing Fort St. Louis, LaSalle is killed by his own men. -
Alonso de Leon
Alonso de Leon discovers For St. Louie is abandoned while exploring Texas and decides to try and reclaim Texas for the Spanish. -
Spanish Missions
Throughout the 18th century, many catholic mission were started by the spanish along with the towns of San Antonio, Goliad, and Nacogdoches. -
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition led about 130 men across the Sabine River to protest against Spanish rule in Texas. -
Jean Latiffe
1817-1820, Jean Latiffe used Galveston Island as a headquarters for his smuggling operations. -
Stephen F. Austin
On this date, the Mexican government gave Stephen F. Austin a land grant to begin colonization along the Brazos River. -
Constitution of 1824
With the Constitution of 1824, Mexico adopted a new republican government. Unfortunately for Texas, it didn't define the rights of the Mexican states. -
Tension
The relationship between Texas and Mexico was not a good one when Mexico forbade more immagrants coming from the U.S. -
Conventions
Texas's growing problems with Mexican rule caused the Conventions of 1832 and 1833. -
Battle of Velasco
This battle held the first casualties because of Mexico and Texas's bad relationship. Once the first few days were over, the Mexicans had to surrender due to lack of ammunition. -
Battle of Gonzales
Texans defeated a group of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales, officially beginning the Texas Revolution. -
The Goliad Campaign
The Goliad Campaign of 1835 was ended when 51 Texans, including George Collingsworth and Ben Milam attacked the presidio at Goliad. -
Battle of Concepcion
James Fannin and Jim Bowie along with 90 other Texans defeated a group of 450 Mexican soldiers. -
Organic Law
The Cosultation met at this date to discuss how to better Texas rule. The Organic Law was a document that outlined the functions of Texas's new Provisional Government. -
Grass Fight
Texans under the guidance of Jim Bowie and Ed Burleson won a battle near San Antonio, but only won a worthless supply of grass. -
Siege of Bexar
Mexican General Cos and his troops surrendered the city of San Antonio to Texans after a big siege of the city. Following the siege, Ben Milam was killed by Mexican troops -
Texas Declaration of Independance
The Texas Declaration of Independance was created and signed by the members of the Concention of 1836. A new ad interim government was also created to run the nwly fromed Republic of Texas. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Runaway Scrape was started when Colonel William B. Travis and his Texan soldiers were defeated at the Battle of the Alamo. This battle lasted two weeks. -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston left Gonzales after hearing about the Mexican army headed their way. -
Goliad Massacre
James Fannina along with his 400 men were shot and killed at Goliad by Santa Anna's men. This is known as the Goliad Massacre -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texan soldiers under the leadershi of Sam Houston defeated a large Mexican force at the Battle of San Jacinto, therefore winning independance for Texas. -
Congress
Austin holds the Republic of Texas's very first Congress meeting and is declared capital of Texas. -
Battle of Plum Creek
Commanches had one of their biggest raids ever in the Battle of Plum Creek near present-day Lockhart. -
Texas Santa Fe Expedition
Texans set off toward New Mexico, but were attacked by Mexican soldiers near Santa Fe. The Texans were captured and forced to march to Mexico City. -
San Antonio
Refusing to accept Texaas's independance, Mexico raids San Antonio and captures it under Adrion Woll. The the Mexicans retreated to Mexico and took prisoners with them. -
Mier Expedition
300 Texans left to raid Mexico, but ten days after leaving were forced to surrender near the small town of Mier.
