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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Texas History
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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age of Contact
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Oct 12, 1492
Christpher Columbus
Italian who sailed for Spain,named land San Salvador.Jerk who was arrested and banned from America -
Sep 25, 1519
Cortez
Spanish conquistador who laned in what is now Mexico, met Aztecs.Finds excuse to kill them because they sacraficed,and takes land and calls it Mexico city which was the capitol of New Spain. -
Sep 25, 1519
Pineda
Spanish explorer who mapped coast of Texas -
Sep 25, 1527
Cabeza de Vaca
Shipwrecked near Galveston and called it malhado, for misfortune and was helped by the karankawa with his buddy Estaban.Returns to Mexico and tells storiesof good land and treasures. First to enter Texas -
Sep 25, 1527
Estaban
First African American to land on Texas. -
Sep 25, 1540
Coronado
Spanish, was sent to find cibola, a land of gold and other treasures,although he thought he found cibola it was just a village of adobe.First to see many landmarksof Texas such as,Palo Duro. -
La Selle
French, sailed all the way from Canada down the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico called the Area Louisianna.Landed in Texas,built Ft. St.. Louis.The fort failed and he was klled by his men -
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Spanish Colonial
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San Antonio
San Antonio was founded and used as a midway Point Between New Spain and Texas. -
Battle @ Medina
Mexican war of independence,Mexicans lost. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
U,S. buys Florida and gets Neutral ground. -
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Mexican Nation
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Revolution and Republic of Texas
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Early Stagehood
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Cotton, Cattle and Railroad
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Civil War
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Age of Oil
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Great Depression and World War III
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Civil Rights and Conseratism
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Contemperery Texas
