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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explores and maps the Texas coastline.
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Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked near Galveston. He begins an incredible journey that marks the white man's first exploratoin of Texas.
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The Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explors northern Texas.
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In search of Seven Cities of Cibola, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead an expedition into northern Texas.
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The Mission San Francisco de los Tejas is founded in east Texas.
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Don Gregorio de Salinas Varona leads an expedition into Texas, and reports that the land is unsuitable for settlement, a year later Spain abandons the Texas frontier.
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The Mission San Antonio den Valero { the Alamo} is founded.
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Canary Islanders arrive in San Antonio to start a new life, and leave a important imprint on Texas.
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Mexico enacts a law to stop American immigration to Texas. It is a prime seed that leads to the revolution six years later.
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The U.S. Congress passed a "Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States" Texas became the 28th state.
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President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Tidelands Bill, giving Texas rights to its offshore oil.
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Hurricane Carla strikes the upper Texas coast .
