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Nov 6, 1528
cabeza de vaca
Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked near Galveston. He begins an incredible journey that marks the white man's first exploration of Texas. -
Nov 16, 1528
robert cavlier
Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and thus formed the basis for France's claim to Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men. -
Apr 22, 1540
coronado
The Coronado Expedition sets out for Texas in search of the seven cities of Cibola. -
May 23, 1541
plao duro canyon
Coronado gives thanks for having found friendly Indians in the Palo Duro Canyon; Texas has a Thanksgiving 79 years before the Pilgrims. -
Sep 22, 1554
spanish explores
Fourteen years after setting out for Texas, Coronado dies. He is one of the first white men to explore Texas, and leader of one of 20 Spanish explorations of the area. -
la salle explorer
La Salle, a French explorer, lands in Texas instead of finding the mouth of the Mississippi. -
mexiacn explor
Mexican explorer Alonso de Leon reached Fort St. Louis, and found it abandoned, during an expedition planned to reestablish Spanish presence in Texas. -
san francisco mission
The Mission San Francisco de los Tejas is founded in east Texas. -
don gregorio
Don Gregorio de Salinas Varona leads an expedition into Texas, and reports that the land is unsuitable for settlement; a year later Spain abandons the Texas frontier. -
st. johns soldiers
To celebrate the feast of St. John, soldiers of the Ramón expedition stage the first horse race in Texas -
spanish
The Spanish build a presidio west of the Neches River. It marks the beginning of continuous settlement in the province of Texas. -
alamo founded
The Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) is founded. -
mission
The Mission San Francisco de Ia Espada is established at San Antonio. -
texas coast
The first recorded hurricane strikes the Texas coast near Galveston -
sam houston
Sam Houston is born in Virginia. -
philip nolan
Philip Nolan receives a passport to go to Mexican Texas. -
sabine travel
About 130-men strong, the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition crossed the Sabine from Louisiana in a rebel movement against Spanish rule in Texas -
stephen f.
Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River -
mexico
Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico forbid further emigration into Texas by settlers from the United States. -
nov. 25
The Texas navy is created -
march 4
Sam Houston is elected commander-in-chief of the Texas army. -
1860
1 Approval of an ordinance of secession by the convention. 2 Committee of Public Safety directed to seize all federal property in Texas. 9 Proclamation by Gov. Houston setting an election on the Ordinance of Secession. 16 Seizure of the US Army facility at San Antonio under authority of the Committee of Safety. 18 US General David E. Twiggs surrenders all US military posts in Texas. 19 Carlos A. Waite replaces Gen. Twiggs as US Army commander, Department of Texas. 21 Volunteers -
navy
The Texas navy is created
