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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
Cristopher Columbus
Italian who sailed for Spain
First European to reach the New World
Thought that he had found a route to China -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortez
Spanish Conquistador who landed in Mexico
Met and coquered the aztecs
Renamed their capital New Mexico city -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda
Spanish explorer mapped the coast of Texas in 1519 -
Jan 1, 1527
Cabeza De Vaca
Shipwrecked near Galveston
Malhado met and lived with the Karankawa
Returned to Mexico years later with stories of good land and treasures.
1st European to enter Texas -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado
Was sent to find Cibola
First to see Palo Duro and Grand Canyons, explored much of the Texas panhandle. Finds and adobe village -
LaSalle
Sailed all the way from Canada, down the Mississippi River, to the Gulf of Mexico.
He called the area Louisiana.
he landed in Texas.
Built Ft.St. Louis.
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Spanish Colonial
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Mexican National
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Revolution Republic
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Early Statehood
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Cotton,Cattle,and Railroad
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Age of Oil
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Great Depression and World War 2
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Civil Rights and Conservatism
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Adams-Onis Treaty
US-Florida ,NG -
Battle of Medina
was founded by Arredondo -
Cry of Dolores
Father Hidalgo Cry of Dolores call for revolution, killed -
Treaty of Cordoba
James long Filibuster that was unhappy that the US gave up claims to Texas in the Adams-Onis Treaty invaded Texas with a small army . Sought and Lafitte but was denied was captured and killed by the spanish -
San Antonio
San Antonio was established as a midway point between Mexico, and the east Texas missions alone would not do they also needed settelers. -
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Contemporary Texas