Californientexas grassl 1852

Early Texas Eras and Dates

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1528

    Native Texas and Its People

  • Columbus Reaches New World
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Reaches New World

    Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas.
  • Pineda maps Texas Coast
    Jan 1, 1519

    Pineda maps Texas Coast

    Alvarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1528 to

    Age of Contact

  • Period: Oct 1, 1528 to Oct 5, 1535

    Cabeza de Vaca in Texas

    Among the first Europeans in what is now Texas, Cabeza de Vaca wanders and lives with the Karankawas.
  • Period: to

    Spanish Colonial

  • Mission San Antonio de Valero established

    Mission San Antonio de Valero established

    Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo, was established.
  • Stephen F. Austin Comes to Texas

    Stephen F. Austin Comes to Texas

    Stephen F. Austin comes to Texas to claim his father's land after his father passed away.
  • Mexican Independence

    Mexican Independence

    Mexico, including Texas, gains independence from Spain