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Corpus Christi mission is built
Corpus Christi was the first mission in Texas. It was built by the Spanish in present-day El Paso. -
first French fort in texas
Ren`ev Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, builds the first french fort in texas. -
Karankawa Indians destroy La Salle's fort.
The Indians killed almost all of the settlers with the exception of five survivors, which they took away as captives. This ended the French threat for a while. -
Spanish find La Salle's abandoned fort
As soon as Spanish heard about La Salle's arrival in their territory, they set out to find the French intruders. However, it took them another year to find La Salle's fort. -
Missions start in East texas
St. Denis and Captain Domingo Ram`on are the ones who started the missions in East Texas -
founding of san antonio
for decades, san antonio was the largest city in texas. -
Spanish established a mission presidio system
This mission and presidio system was at san saba. It was a system to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. -
battle of medina
the guiterrez magee army was defeated. -
moses austin recieves a land grant from spain
moses austi died, but his son, Stephen F. Austin took his place and settled 300 families. -
mexican independence
after MANY years of fighting, mexico finally won their independence from spain. -
stephen f. austin
stephen f. austin established the first anglo colony in texas. -
moses austins colonization plan
this colonization plan was improved by SPAIN. -
stephen F. austin settled the old 300
stephen f. austin settled the 300, 300 families in texas by offering them cheap land. -
james long died
james long, an accomplished man who declared texas independant from spain, was shot and killed. -
mexican federal constitution of 1824
the mexican federal constitution of 1824 restricted slavery, alllowed representative government, and allowed ownership of private property. -
martin de leon
This man was the only Mexican empreserio to found a colony in Texas. -
green dewitt
green dewitt established the town of gonzales. -
green dewitt
green dewitt establishes a colony with gonzales as its main town. -
land grants
David Burnet, lorenzo de Zavala, and Joseph Vehlein recieve land grants in southeastern texas. These land grants were signed by President John Q. Adams. -
mier y teran report
the mier y teran report stated that mexico should increase the effort to discourage trade with the U.S., that more soldiers should be sent to texas to increase mexican control, and that mexico should encourage mexicans and europeans to settle in texas. -
mexican pres guerro
mexican pres gurerro is a great hero because he ended slavery in texas. -
law of april 6, 1830
the law of april 6, 1830 was passed in mexico to counter the concern that mexican texas ,was in danger of being annexed by the U.S. -
turtle bayou resolutions
the turtle bayou resolutions states settlers support the mexican constitution of 1824. -
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty established the Sabine River as a border of Texas. -
Stephen F. Austin is imprisoned by Mexican leaders
Austin was arrested for writing an angry letter to San Antonio. He was not actually charged with a crime, Mexican officials just threw him into prison. -
Texans win Battle of Gonzales
Mexican troops attempted to take back a cannon they had loaned 4 years ago. Andrew Ponton buried the cannon, which was painted on the Come and Take It Flag. The Old 18 stalled Mexican troops until more help arrived, and Texans then fired the first shot to begin the Battle of Gonzales.
