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Francisco Vazques de Coronado explored the American Southwest in the early 1500s looking for riches. Coronado came across the Wichita in 1541 in the Great Bend area of the Arkansas
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The survivors of La Salle's colony arrived near the Neches River at a valley settled by the Nabedaches. The settlement was given the name San Francisco de los Tejas
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Franciscan friar, working among the Hasinai (called Asinai in the text) of eastern Texas, writes to another friar about the religious beliefs of the Hasinai.
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Fray Francisco Hidalgo opposed withdraw from the San Francisco de los Tejas mission with a plan to bring about a renewal of the missionary effort among the Hasinais in 1716
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June 1719 - French troops attacked San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes Mission.
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Mexico wins its independence from Spain on September 27th, 1821
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The last of the "Old 300" settled summer 1824
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The Great Western Oil Company's 1902 gusher discovered at a depth of 683 feet at Sour Lake Oil Fields
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July 28, 1906, black soldiers from the 25th U.S. Infantry suffered slurs and discrimination in Brownsville. They were said to have killed many, but denied it.
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Open letter to citizens of Falls County is written where a petition is signed to prohibit open saloons. Led to equal rights for women.