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A Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda maps Texas coastline.Alonso's mission was to map the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico and establish a Spanish colony.Alonso retreated up the coast and established a settlement near the present day Mexican city of Tampico.
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Alvar Nunez de Vaca shipwrecked near Galveston and begin exploration.For 18 month his group traveled across Texas into Mexico.Alvar learned how to use native herbs for healing.
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Francisco Vazquez de Coronado crosses the Texas panhandle in search of the Seven Citiesof Cibola.Francisco's mission was to find gold.Francisco didn't find any gold what he saw was sun reflecting off adobe houses.
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Francisco did not succeed in finding gold.He is one of the first white men to explore Texas.Leader of one of 20 spanish explorers.
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Thanksgiving is held presiend day El Paso by Juan de Onate.He set ou with 400 men to go on an expedition.In search for wealth.He group settled in New Mexico.
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Jumano indians requested spanish missioner from New Mexico to travel to the vicinty of presend day San Angelo.And instruect the Jumanos about christianity.His mission was to spread christianity religion to Native Americans.
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Corpus Christia is established by a spanish missionary.A few miles from present day El Paso.The mission was a success.
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La Salle established a colony,Fort St.Louis.Near present day Victori county.He deciede to take a small party and seek a land troute to the mouth of the Mississippia River.
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He makes another journey in search of a way home.He took with him 17 to 20 of his colony.On this trip severy men decied to kill him.
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A man set out to find the colonist at Fort St. Louis.The expedtion had 6 french children, and 5 women.He took them to Mexico.
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The spanish found many bodies of three French settler which they buried.The spanish explored the region also know as East Texas.This was the fourth expedition that was succedded.
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Leon and Massanet set out with several priests and about 100 soliders to colonize the "Land of the Tejas".This mission was to make several natives priests.Massanet approved the colonization of Texas.
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Many mission included 65 people including soilders, settlers,and priests.Duringing this time they established 6 more mission from the Neches River.This mission was led by San Jaun Bautista.
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Aguayo found Domingo Ramon was building a new presidio.Aguayo put Domingo in charge of 90 soilders.Aguayo built many presidio.
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This event took place in San Gabriel River in Central Texas.Tonkawas had alittle bit of boundaries.Spain helped the Tonkawas because they were short of supply.
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Native Texans destroyed Santa's mission.Santa Cruz was mad at the natives and some how wanted revenge.2000 Comanches decided to become a part of this mission.
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The leader of the spaniards was Parilla.Parilla abandoned Mission San Saba permanently.Spanish was defeated by the Comanches.
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Our first hurricane strikes Galveston.
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Antonio established a civilian community.Near an abanded mission.Antonio's settlement grew in about two seconds.
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100 men make a rebel movement against the spanish right.This happend in Nacogodoches.They did succedd it was proclamied that Texas is independent of Spain.
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This event took place in Battle of Salcedo in Febuary.The Filibusters had many residents of San Antonio.Arredondos soldiers nearly killed all of the Filibuster.
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Jean Laffite was a pirate and was exploring all around the world.Laffite set his headquarter on Galveston Island.Laffite radied ships.
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Lafitte set his headquarters in Galveston.Lafitte continued pirating from Galveston and founded the settlement of Campeachy.His goal was taking Spanish treasures.
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The Decleration of Independence is signed.By the Republic of Ferdonia.At Nachogdachoes.
