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The Spanish build the mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
This mission was set up near present day El Paso. -
Spanish find La Salle's abandoned fort at Matagorda Bay
The Spanish find Fort St. Louis abandoned -
St. Denis and Captain Domingo Ramon start missions in east Texas
St. Denis established 6 missions and a presidio -
Mission San Antonio de Valero (th Alamo) is established.
The Alamo is a famous historical landmark located in San Antonio. -
Spanish establish a mission and a presidio at San Saba
San Saba mission is established. -
Filibusters Augustus Magee and Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara invade Texas
Fillibusters start to wage war on Spain -
Dr. James Long leads an attack on La Bahia.
His wife was Jane Long. -
Spain approves Moses Austin's colonization plan
Moses Austin died before he could colonize -
Stephen F. Austin brings his first colonists to Texas.
Moses Austin gave his land grant to his son Stephen F. Austin -
Martin de Leon establishes a settlement at Victoria
The only Mexican empresario to found a colony in Texas -
Green DeWitt establishes a colony with Gonzales as its main town
Green recieved a contract to bring 400 familes to the area -
David Bunet, Lorenzo de Zalvala, and Joseph Vehlein receive land grants in southeastern Texas
They sold thier contracts to The Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company. -
Mier y Teran explores Texas for Mexico
Mier was a patriot. -
Stephen F. Austin recieves the last of his five land grants to settle families in Texas
The first 300 people he settled were called "The Old 300" -
Mexico abolishes slavery.
No more mistreated people. -
Law of April 30 cancels most empresario contracts
The end of empresarios. -
Texas resistance to Mexico declared in the Bayou Resolutions. Civil War erupts in Mexico.
Texas fights back. -
Convention of 1833 drafts the first state constitution for Texas
Texas wants to be free -
Mexican leaders imprison Stephen F. Austin
Mexican leaders learned about the angry letter he sent to San Antonio -
William Travis captures Anahuac
William's actions troubled Texans.