mia texas history By cross410 May 8, 1552 Juane De Onate is born click here Aug 12, 1771 Haden Edards was born click here May 8, 1772 San Antonio becomes Texas capital May 8, 1784 Mary Austin Holley is born click here Aug 17, 1786 Davy Crockett is born click here May 2, 1793 sam houston is born click here Nov 3, 1793 Stephen Fuller Austin is born click here Jan 20, 1798 Anson Jones was born click here May 8, 1798 Jane Long is born click here Aug 9, 1809 William B. Travis is born click here May 8, 1820 Jane Long, first Anglo American women to settle in Texas arrives. Mar 2, 1836 Texas Declares Free from Mexico Mar 6, 1836 Alamo falls; many deaths Mar 21, 1836 Sam Houston Defeats the Mexicans Sep 5, 1836 Houston elected first president May 8, 1840 Quana Parker is born click here May 8, 1861 Texas seceedes from the US May 10, 1861 civil war begins May 8, 1863 Sam Houston dies May 10, 1865 civil war ends May 8, 1901 Spindletop oil strike gushes
