TEXAS HISTORY '14-'15

By jsalazar01
  • Period: Sep 24, 1400 to

    TEXAS HISTORY

  • Period: Sep 29, 1492 to

    Age Of Contact

  • Chrisopher Columbus
    Oct 24, 1492

    Chrisopher Columbus

    Chrisopher Columbus sights land
  • Feb 17, 1519

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba and landed his army of soldiers on the eastern coast of Mexico
  • Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
    Nov 27, 1519

    Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

    Alonso Alvarez de Pineda became the first European to explore the Texas coast
  • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
    Dec 19, 1527

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his crew we're shipwrecked near present-day Galveston
  • Fray Marcos de Niza
    Mar 25, 1539

    Fray Marcos de Niza

    Fray Marcos de Niza lead an expedition to Cibola
  • Jul 7, 1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronodo

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronodo continued the expedition to CIBOLA
  • Luis de Moscoso
    Apr 21, 1542

    Luis de Moscoso

    Luis de Moscoso continued Hernan de Sotos expedition after de Soto died in 1542
  • Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

    Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

    Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle led the first European expedition that navigated the Mississippi River south to the Gulf of Mexico

  • Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

    Spain establishes the first pemanent european settlement in Texas
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    Revolution

  • American Independence

    The American colonies win their independence from Great Britain

  • Mexican Independence

    Mexico wins it's independence from Spain
  • The Battle At The Alamo

    The Battle At The Alamo

  • Texas Declaration of Independence

    Texas Declaration of Independence

  • .Last Fight At The Alamo

    .Last Fight At The Alamo

  • The Battle of San Jacinto

    The Battle of San Jacinto

  • Texas Becomes A Part of The Union

    Texas Becomes A Part of The Union

  • The Treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidalgo Is Sighned

    The Treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidalgo Is Sighned

  • Lincoln Arrives In Washington

    Lincoln Arrives In Washington

  • The Battle Of Fort Sumpter

    The Battle Of Fort Sumpter

  • President Lincoln Issued The Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln Issued The Emancipation Proclamation

  • President Lincoln Is Shot

    President Lincoln Is Shot

  • The Battle Of Palmito Ranch

    The Battle Of Palmito Ranch

  • The Transcontinental Railroad Is Comleted

    The Transcontinental Railroad Is Comleted

  • The Galveston Hurricane

  • The Spindletop Oilfield Is Dicovered

  • The United States Congress Declares War On The German Empire; WW1

  • Gov. Huey Long Was Impeached In Louisiana

  • Japanese Planes Attacked Pearl Harbor In Hawaii

  • United States Launched Atomic Bombs In Hiroshima And Nagasaki

  • President John F. Kennedy Was Shot In Downtown Dallas