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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher sailed the ocean blue in 1492. With the money from King Ferdinand and the queen, they gave him three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The Columbia exchange was about trading food, animals, plants and diseases. We exchanges with Asia, Africa, and Europe. -
Jan 12, 1519
Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda
He was the first to map the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 1527 he led another voyage to the Gulf or Mexico. He dreamed of finding riches, gold, jewelry. He sailed with a fleet from Jamacia into the Gulf or Mexico. The expiditiom included five ships, six hundred soliders, plus horses. -
Jun 30, 1520
Hernan Cortes
Cortes founded the first Spanish settlement on the American mainland. Cortes wanted victory so his men did retriet from the fight so he sank his ships. The Aztecs had large amounts of silver, gold and gems. They gave Cortes peace offerings but those weren't enough. On the night of June 30, 1520, the spaniards fled the city and took over Tenochtitlan and that's how Mexico got its name. -
Oct 2, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
From early age Vaca heard tales of exploration and conquest. His grandfather had conquered the Canary island. As a teenager, he joined the Spanish army?serving in Spain and Italy. Vaca became go near of a colonel in Paraguay. The settlers rebelled, he went back to Spain in disgrace. He saw signs of gold in the mountains, but there was none. -
Dec 15, 1528
Panifilo Navarez
Navarez and his crew were the first Europeans to see the Texas Coast. The expiditiom included 600 soliders, 5ships, plus horses. Navarez and Cabeza de Vaca were captured by the Coahuiltican Indians. After two years of planning to escape they finally did. -
Oct 2, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coranado
Coronado and fray Marcus defeated Zunis. Victory did not last long, they search the cities but did not find gold, silver, or gems. To conquer Cibola, The Spanish organize the largest force that ever sent to North America. Their goal was to conquer Cibola and gain its treasure. He led his large expedition across the dry region of what is now the southwestern United States. -
Juan de Onate
Onate was granted by King Philip to settle in govern a colony called Santa Fe New Mexico. Onate was from a wealthy Spanish family that goes over from mining in Mexico. In early 1598 and a lead more than 500 colonists north across the Chihuanhuan desert. During his governorship, he vainly saw the mystical riches of North America. -
Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
The LaSalle expedition ended in a disaster, the expedition gave France a claim to Texas. It also challenge Spain's North empire of the Rio Grande. His greatest achievement was creating a colony. He also called it, Fort saint Louis. We colony was a failure and so was his expedition. -
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches was founded -
San Jose
Mission San Jose is completed -
Missions in Texas
Most missions in Texas are closed -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan and his men fight Spanish soliders near Waco. -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan and his men fight Spanish soliders near Waco. -
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana purchase 1803 -
Neutral ground agreement
The Neutral ground agreement is established -
Neutral ground
The neutral ground agreement is established -
Father Miguel Hildago
Father Hildago issues the Grito de Dolores -
Juan Buastita de la Casa
Juan de la Casas declares Texas independence from Spain. La Casas was captured and executed
Father Hildago is executed -
Gutierrez Magee expidition
The Gutierrez Maggie expedition is defeated -
James long
James long leads a group of Anglo Americans to Nacodoches. -
Moses Austin
Moses receives permission to settle 300 families in Texas. -
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen brings Anglo American settlers to texas -
Mexico independence
Mexico gains independence from Spain
