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Nov 6, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked near Galveston. He begins his journey that marks the white man's first exploration of Texas. -
Apr 22, 1540
The Coronado Expedition
The Coronado Expedition set out for Texas to search for the seven cities of Cibola. -
La Salle the French Explorer
La Salle lands in Texas instead of finding the mouth of Mississippi. -
The Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
This Mission is founded in east Texas. -
The feast of St. John
To celebrate soldiers of the Ramon expedition stage the first horse race in Texas. -
The Mission of San Antonio (The Alamo)
The Alamo is founded. -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan receives a passport to go to Mexican Texans. -
Jane Wilkinson Long
The Mother of Texas (Jane Wilkinson Long)is born in Maryland. -
The Long Expedition
The Long Expedition crossed the Sabine to declare a "government" in Texas. -
Moses Austin
Moses Austin looks for permission to colonize a part of Mexican Texas. -
The Mexican Government Gives Permission
The Mexican Government gives Moses Austin permission to settle 300 families in Texas. -
The Fredonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion begins in Nacogdoches. -
Jim bowie
Jim Bowie became a Mexican citizen. -
Santa Anna
Santa Anna is inauguated president of Mexico. -
Stephen F. Austin is Arrested
Stephen Austin is arrested for trying to start a revolution against Mexico. -
David Crockett and his Tennessee boys
David Crockett and his "Tennessee boys" arrive at the Alamo. -
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions, documents leading to the revolution of 1836, are adopted. -
The steamship Laura Navigates th Buffalo Bayou successfully
The steamship Laura navigates the Buffalo Bayou but misss the new cily Houston,due to dense vegitation. -
Moses Lapham
Moses Lapham, who helped destroy Wince's Bridge at San Jacinto to cut off Mexican escape, is killed by Native Americans. -
The Texas Senate Votes
The Texas senate votes buy a captured Mexican ships from the French to start a new navy. -
Chief Bowles
Chief Bowles of the Cherokee is killed at the Battle of the Neches. -
Peace Talks
Peace talks between the Comanches and the Texas government. It turned into a fight at the Council House in San Antonio. -
The Prisoners of the Mier Expedition
The prisoners of the Mier Expedition draw white and black beans from a pot; the17 who draw black beans are killed by the Mexicans. -
The Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas is officially declared at an end. -
General Winfield Scott an Santa Anna
General Winfield Scott and Santa Anna battle at Sierra Gorda. The American victors captured Santa Anna's wooden leg. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War. -
Texas's first railroad
Texas's first railroad, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado, is chartered.
