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Jan 1, 1541
The Seven Cities of Cibola
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led a large group of soldiers to a area where the friar, Marcos de Niza, stated that there was a city of gold which led to a huge failure and ruining of Coronados reputation. -
Period: Jan 1, 1541 to Dec 31, 1543
The Hasinai Confederacy was Found
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado encountered the Hasinai Republic and led his soldiers to safety using improvised boats. -
San Francisco los Tejas was established
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San Francisco los Tejas became San Francisco de la Espada
San Francisco los Tejas was transferred to the San Antonio river. -
Santa Cruz de San Saba was destroyed
The Mission was destroyed by 2000 Comanche warriors -
Texas was annexed to the United States
Texas was accepted by congress as a slave state -
Mexican-American War
A war started between Mexico and the USA over texas. -
End of Mexican American War
the war ended with Mexico suffering a brutal defeat -
World War Two Starts
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Series of Tornados and Hurricanes strike Texas
Approximatly 158 people died -
World War Two ends
This makes Texas have a huge economic boost as when in the war they had to ramp up production. Approximitly 1200000 migrated to Texas during and after the war -
The Texas City Disaster
On April 16, 1947 a ammunitions ship blew up causing buildings to fall and it damaged a power plant which released dangerous chemicals.