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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500-1600
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca crashed his ship on Galveston Island. He traded in that region for 6 years. He then moved into interior Texas and Mexico. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
While looking for the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola, Francesco Vasquez de Coronado headed and expedition through Texas and the southwestern United States. -
Period: to
1600-1700
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La Salle
Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and gave France control of Texas. La Salle was murdered by his men 2 years later. -
Period: to
1700-1800
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Period: to
1800-1900
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Austin Grant
Stephen F. Austin receives a deed from Mexico's Government and begins to make communities near the Brazos River. -
Mexican Independence
The Mexican Constitution, made in 1824, gave Mexico its own Republican form of Government. The Constitution did not give Texas states rights. -
Austin Imprisoned
Once they had made a constitution, the colonial leaders directed Austin to travel to Mexico City to present it to the government along with a list of other demands. Austin conceded to the will of the people, but President Santa Ana refused to grant Texas separate status from Coahuila and threw Austin in prison. -
Battle at Gonzales
Texans drove back a group of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. -
Battle of Alamo
Texans under Col. William B. Travis were beaten by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. -
Runaway Scrape begins
The colonists packed their belongings and headed east. Mamy died from starvation and disease. -
Massacre at Goliad
James Fannin and nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre by Santa Anna. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texans under Sam Houston beat the Mexican forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Their independence was won in one of the most decisive battles in Texas history. -
Texas joins the United States
U. S. President James Polk annexed Texas, making Texas the 28th state of the United States -
Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy
Texas seceded from the Union following a 171 to 6 vote by the Secession Convention. Governor Sam Houston was one of the people opposed to secession. -
Battle of Galveston
The Battle of Galveston involved three main people, Union Commodore William Renshaw and the Confederacy's Colonel Joseph Cook and Major General John Magruder. The Union sailed into Galveston Harbor and demanded surrender and got it. On New Years Eve, the Confederate Cotton Clads targeted the Union's Harriet Lone. The Union had outgunned the Confederacy's infantry and had 6 ships to the CSA's one, Bayou City. Miraculously, the Confederacy gained a victory.
