The Coronado Expedition sets out for Texas in search of the seven cities of Cibola.
Sep 22, 1554
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, a French explorer, lands in Texas instead of finding the mouth of the Mississippi.
The Mission San Francisco de los Tejas is founded in east Texas.
The Mission San Francisco de Ia Espada
The first recorded hurricane strikes the Texas coast near Galveston.
Philip Nolan receives a passport to go to Mexican Texas
William Barret Travis is born in South Carolina.
The Mexican government gives Austin permission to settle 300 families in Texas.
The Fredonian Rebellion begins in Nacogdoches.
The Matagorda Colony is founded.
Battle of Velasco
Santa Anna is inaugurated president of Mexico
Austin is arrested for trying to start a revolution against Mexico.
