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Texas milestone

By 3714keg
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    1500's

  • Nov 5, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca

    Cabeza de Vaca
    Cabeza de Vaca was found on Galveston Island after a shipwreck. The captain searched after trading and found himself in Mexico.
  • Apr 20, 1540

    Coronado

    Coronado
    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was leading his people into the United States and later across Texas.
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    1600's

  • La Salle

    La Salle
    Robert Cavalier was a French man who was killed by his own men but before that established Fort St. Luis and claimed that land France's.
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    1700's

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    1800's

  • Austin Grant

    Austin Grant
    Steven F. Austin was allowed by the Mexican govenment to start a colonization in the Brazos River area.

  • Mexican Inependence

    Mexican Inependence
    in 1824 the Mexican government made a constitution stating that the Mexican territy was a repulic. Texas was not okay with this.

  • Austin Imprisoned

    Austin Imprisoned
    Austin was imprisoned by the Mexican army.

  • Battle at Gonzales

    Battle at Gonzales
    The Texans made the Mexican horses run away. This started the revolution.

  • Battle at Alamo

    Colonel William B. Travis lead the Texans in a two week battle against Santa Anna and the Mexican army.

  • Runaway Scrape begins

    Runaway Scrape begins
    After the Texans realize the Battle at the Alamo is not going to end well the citizens of the Texas civilizations all move as runaways trying to escape the terror of the Mexicans.

  • Massacre at Goliad

    Massacre at Goliad
    Four hundred men along with James Fannin were brutally executed by the Mexicans under Santa Anna's order.

  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Battle of San Jacinto
    Sam Houston lead the surprise attack against the Mexicans and Santa Anna. Here the Texans won their independence.

  • Texas joins the United States

    Texas joins the United States
    James Polk (the president at that time) signed legislation signifing that Texas was the 28th state in the United States.

  • Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy

    Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy
    Texas seceded from the Union and joined the confederacy. There were a few people including governer Sam Houston who did not think secession was a good idea.

  • Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City

    Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City
    Jean Laffiete took control of galveston Island and decided to use the Island as a place where they could smuggle the supplies they needed.