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Period: Sep 26, 1400 to
Texas history
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Period: Sep 29, 1430 to
age of contact
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Oct 14, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed the ocean to find land and he found it. -
Mar 1, 1519
Hernan Cortez
Cortez landeded in Mexico -
Mar 1, 1519
Pineda
he was the first person to see Texas -
Sep 29, 1528
Cabesa De Vaca
the first persont o arrive in texas -
Sep 29, 1539
Fray Marcos
Fray Marcos led the expedition to the cities of gold -
Sep 29, 1539
Moscoso
Moscoso led the soto expedition to East Texas -
Sep 29, 1541
Coronado
Viceroy sent coronado to explore Cibola -
Corpus Christi De La Ysleta
the first permanent settlement in Texas -
La Salle
he led the frances expedition to Texas -
Period: to
revolution
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american independance
american colonies win their independance from great britain -
mexican independance
mexico wins their independance from spain -
Santa Annas army
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. -
Decleration of independance
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” -
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing all of the Texian defenders. -
The Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.