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Oct 12, 1492
christopher columbus
Christopher columbus claimed spain -
Jan 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Conored the Aztecs and claimed mexico or spain -
Sep 26, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de pineda
1st european to sail teaxas caost -
Sep 29, 1528
Alvarez. nunz cabeza de vaca
1st european to enter texas -
Sep 29, 1539
Marcos
Sent to ind Cibola -
Sep 29, 1540
Coronado
Explored the U.S. -
Sep 30, 1540
Luis de Moscoso
Explored east texas -
Mexican Independence
Mexico wins its independence from Spain -
Corpus Christi De La Ysleta
Spain establishes the 1st perm eropean settlement in texas -
Rene Robert cavelier, sieur de la salle
Rench, built orest louis in texas -
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Revolution
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American Independence
The American colonies win their independence from Great Britain -
Degree of april 6
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Battle of The Alamo
The arrival of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise.
Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. -
Texas Dclaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the formal declartion of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. -
The Fall Of The Alamo
Santa Anna called assault on the Alamo to begin at 4:30 A.M. Texans didn't get a chance to rest with the respite in the shelling, working long into the night. The Maxicans come and colonel bolted from his cot, grabbing his double-barrel shotgun and sword with his slave. -
The Battle of San Jacinto
Texas militia under Sam Houston lauches a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican Mexican General Santa Anna along the San Jacinto River. The Mexicans were thoroughly routed, and hundreds were taken prisoner, including General Santa Anna hinself. -
Texas enters the Union
Six months after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepts U.S. annexation of the territory, Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state. -
Traety of Guadalupe Hidalgo
On this day in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of he United States. -
Lincoln arrivres in Washington
On this day 1861, Pesident-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives in Washington, D.C., amid secrecy and tight security. With seven states having already seceded from the Union since Lincoln's election, the threat of civil war hung in the air. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. -
Lincoln sings Emancipation Proclamation
Attempting to stitch together a nation mired in a bloody civil war, Abraham Lincoln made a last-ditch, but carefully calculated, decision regarding the institution of slavery of America. -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Final battle of the American Civil War, being the last engagement of any significance involving casualties.
