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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Texas History
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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Age Of Contact
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Oct 12, 1492
Chrisopher Colobus
arrived in the new world.
claimed for spain.
got banned from bad leadership -
Jan 1, 1517
Cabeza Devaca
ship recked on texas.
lived with the karankawa
returned with good stories -
Feb 1, 1519
Cortez
landed in mexico.
killed aztecs.
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Jun 2, 1519
Pineda
1st to map texas
1st to see texas
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Feb 23, 1540
Coronado
Sent to find cibola
first to see grand canyons
explored the panhandle of texas -
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Civil Rights & Conservatism
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LaSalle
french and came from canada
went down the mississippi river
claimed texas for a while -
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Spanish Contact
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San Antonio
San Antonio is a major city in south-central Texas with a rich colonial heritage. The Alamo, an 18th-century Spanish mission preserved as a museum, marks an infamous 1836 battle for Texan independence from Mexico. Following the San Antonio River, the miles-long River Walk is a landmark pedestrian promenade lined with cafes and shops. HemisFair Park’s 750-ft. Tower of the Americas overlooks the city. -
Cry Of Delores
The Grito de Dolores ("Cry of Dolores") was uttered from the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato in Mexico, on September 16, 1810. It is the event that is considered the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. -
Battle of Medina
The Battle of Medina was fought approximately 20 miles south of San Antonio de Bexar on August 18, 1813, as part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain (now Mexico). -
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Mexican National Era
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Treaty of Cordoba
The Treaty of Córdoba established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico. The signatories were the head of the Army of the Three Guarantees, Agustín de Iturbide, and acting on behalf of the Spanish government, Jefe Político Superior Juan O'Donojú. The treaty has seventeen articles, which developed the proposals of the Plan of Iguala.[1] The Treaty of Córdoba is the first document in which -
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Revolution & Republic
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Early Statehood
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Cotton, Cattle & Railroaqds
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Age Of Oil
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Great Depression & World War II
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Period: to
Contemporary Texas
