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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of Contact
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Period: Sep 25, 1400 to
Texas History
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Oct 18, 1492
Christopher Colombus
Christopher sailed the ocean and sighted land in October. -
Feb 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes brought an army of 500 to mexico. -
Sep 25, 1519
Alonso Alvares de Pineda
First explorer to explor east Texas -
Sep 26, 1527
Alvar Nuez Cabeza de Vaca
He went on an expedition and failed to find gold but became friends with the indians. -
Jan 1, 1535
Luis de Moscoso
Luis founded New Mexico. -
Apr 17, 1539
Fray Marcos
Fray Marcos leads people to a not real place called Cibola. -
Jul 7, 1540
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
He led an expedition to Cibola but it turned out to be mud huts. -
Corpus Christi De La Ysleta
Spain establishes the first permenant european settlement in texas. -
Le Salle
Lead a french quest to Texas. -
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Revolution
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American revolution
The 13 american colonies win their independence from Britan. -
The battle of the Alamo
On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. Undaunted, the Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Anna's army -
The Decloration of Indendpence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced, literally, overnight. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under seige by Santa Anna's army of Mexico. -
The Alamo
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The Battle of San Jancento
On April 21, 1836, during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico, the Texas militia under Sam Houston (1793-1863) launched a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) at the Battle of San Jacinto, near present-day Houston, Texas. The Mexicans were thoroughly routed, and hundreds were taken prisoner, including Santa Anna. In exchange for his freedom, Santa Anna signed a treaty recognizing Texas’ independence. -
Texas enters the union
On this day in 1861, Abraham Lincoln and his entourage show up unexpectedly at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., foiling a Baltimore plot against his life. -
The treaty was signed
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean. -
Lincion avoids assination
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean. -
Fort Sumerten was fired on
Apr 12, 1981 - On this day in History, Fort Sumter fired upon on Apr 12, -
MEXICAN Revolutian
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Swindel top was struck by oil
The modern oil industry was born on a hill in southeastern Texas. This hill was formed by a giant underground dome of salt as it moved slowly towards the surface. As it crept, it pushed the earth that was in its path higher and higher. This dome was known by several names, but the one that stuck was "Spindletop". Through the later half of the 19th century, Pennsylvania had been the most oil-productive state in the country. All that changed on January 10th, 1901.
