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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500s
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca discovered the interior of Texas following a shipwreck on what is now Galveston Island. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Coronado led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of a legendary city. -
Period: to
1600s
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La Salle
La Salle established Fort St. Louis in Matagorda Bay, forming the beginning of France's claim on Texas. -
Period: to
1700s
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Period: to
1800s
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Stephen F. Austin's grant
Austin got a grant from the Mexican government and he began colonization in Texas. -
Mexican Independence
The Mexicans win their independence from Spain. -
Stephen F. Austin's imprisonment
Stephen F. Austin is imprisoned. -
Battle at Gonzales
Texans fought off a group of Mexican soldiers at this spot. -
The Battle of the Alamo
After a two-week siege on the Alamo, Texan forces fell under the Mexican army's onslaught. -
Runaway Scrape
Colonists gather up their belongings and run as General Santa Anna ravages their area. -
Massacre at Goliad
James Fannin and 400 other Texas are murdered ruthlessly by General Santa Anna. -
Texas joins the US
Texas joins the USA. -
Texas joins the CSA.
Texas joins the CSA. -
Battle of Galveston
Galveston was under control of the Union and the battle restored it to control of Texas for the rest of the war.
