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Nov 6, 1528
Cabeza De Vaca
Cabeza de vaca was shipwrecked on the galveston coast, because of this his journey & exploration of texas -
Apr 22, 1540
Cornado expidition
Coronado searches through texas for the seven cities of Cibola -
May 23, 1541
Coronado encounters indians
Coronado gives thanks to indians and texas has a thanksgiving long before the pilgrims -
Sep 22, 1554
Coronados death
fourtteen years after setting out into texas coronado dies, he lead 20 spanish soldiers and was the first "white" explorer of texas -
La salle's Failure
Accidentally lands in texas instead of finding the mouth of the mississippi -
Mission founded
The mission - San Fransisco de las tejas - was founded in east texas -
Don gregorio expidition
Don gregorio explores the texas frontier and explains that settling there is impossible, a year later spain abandons the texas frontier -
First horse race
To celebrate the feast of St John texas has its first horse race -
Spain's Presidio
on july 2, spain establishes a presidio west of the neches river, it marks the foothold of spains establishment of settlements for the future -
The Alamo
mission San Antonio De Valero founded -
Another mission founded.
Mission San Fransisco de la Espada established in San Antonio -
Canary islanders
Canary islanders come to san antonio for a new lifestyle and leave their mark in san antonio -
Hurricane
the first recorded hurricane was recorded in galveston -
David crockett was born.
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Sam houston was born
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Stephen F austin was born
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Philip nolan
Philip nolan go to mexican texas -
Mother of texas
Jane wilkinson Long was born in maryland -
Mirabeu B Lamar
born in georgia -
Juan Seguin was born in mexican texas
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James butler bonham
James butler bonham was born in south carolina -
William barret travis was born in south carolina
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Another hurricane.
A hurricane wrecks the fleet of pirate Jean Lafitte in Galveston. -
Anna Raguet
Anna Raguet is born in Pennsylvania. She became Sam Houston's first great love in Texas -
Sabine expidition
The Long Expedition crosses the Sabine to declare a "government" in Texas. -
Moses saerches for employment advances
Moses Austin seeks permission to colonize a part of Mexican Texas. -
Mexican goverment
The Mexican government gives Austin permission to settle 300 families in Texas.
