Bryens Texas history timeline 15-16 By Bryen Period: Jan 1, 1490 to Jan 1, 2016 Texas Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 1, 1689 Age of contact Oct 12, 1492 Christopher columbus Italian who saild for Spain First Euro To reach the new world Thought that he had found a new rout to china. Dec 2, 1519 Cortez Sailed to Mexico Period: Jan 1, 1689 to Jan 1, 1821 Spanish clolonial May 1, 1718 San antonio Was named for saint anthony of padua Jan 1, 1819 Adams onis treaty transcontinetal treaty Period: Jan 1, 1821 to Jan 1, 1835 Mexican National Period: Jan 1, 1832 to Jan 1, 1843 Revolution and Republic Period: Jan 1, 1835 to Jan 1, 1861 Early State Hood Period: Jan 1, 1845 to Jan 1, 1870 Civil war and Reconstruction Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 1901 Cotton Cattle and Railroads Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 1929 Age of Oil Period: Jan 1, 1929 to Jan 1, 1945 Great Depression and World war 2 Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 2016 Civil Rights and Conservation Period: Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016 Contemporary Texas