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Galvaston indians
American Indians living near Galveston Bay begin making potterey. -
Jan 1, 1000
Caddo
The Caddos grow many different kinds of crops in Texas. -
Dec 14, 1519
Alonso
Alonso Alavarez de Pineda maps the Texas coast. -
Dec 14, 1528
arrival
Europeans arrive in Texas and encounter the Karanawakas. -
Dec 14, 1541
francsciso
Explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado crosses the Texas pan handle. -
Dec 14, 1554
Treasure
A Spanish treasure fleet shipwrecks off of Present-day padre island. -
Dec 14, 1581
jumano indians
Spaniard Hernan Gallegos writes about the Jumano Indians in Texas. -
Juan de Onate
Juan de Onate crosses the pan handle on his way to Quivera. -
horses
Spaniards first record seeing the apache Indians riding horses -
Colonist
a group of french colonists led by french explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle lands in Matagorda Bay in Texas. -
Los Tejas
The spanish build a mission named San Fransisco de los Tejas -
Martin de Alarcon
Martin de Alarcon establishes the San San antonio de Valero mission. -
Rancher Tomas
Rancher Tomas Sanches establishes the town of Laredo. -
The Marques de Rubi
The Marques de Rubi expedition begins. -
Antonio
Antonio Gil Ybarbo founds the town of Narcodoches in East Texas. -
Spanish Priest
Spanish Priest Juan Agustin -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan, a U.S. citizen, receives permission to capture wild horses in Texas. -
James Long
U.S. citizen James Long and a small force invade Texas, only to be defeated by Spanish forces. -
government
the spanish grants Moses Austin perission to found a colony in Texas -
Mexico
Mexico, which includes Texas, wins its independence from Spain. -
Settler Jared Groce
Settler Jared Groce plans a cotton crop, possibly the first in Stephen F. Austin's colony. -
settlers
About 3,000 Anglo settlers live in Texas without the permission of the texas government -
families
Empressario martin De Leon settles families on the lower Guadalupe River. -
rebellion
the freedom Rebellion begins when Haden Edwards declares independence from mexico. -
american indian attacks
an american indian attack on the green dewitt colony forces settlers to flee Gonzales. -
Constitution of 1824
Mexican officials adopt the Constitution of 1824. Coahuila and Texas are merged to form one state. -
General Manual
General Manual De Mier y Teran begins a tour of Texas for the Mexican government. -
gazette
The Texas Gazette newspaper begins publication on Austin's new colony. -
President
President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in mexico, but an exemption is made for Texas. -
President
President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in mexico, but an exemption is made for Texas. -
Thomas J. Pilgrim
Thomas J. Pilgrim organizes a Sunday school and private boys school in San Felipe. -
law change
Mexico issues a law that changes rules on immigration and trade in Texas. -
Gonzales
the town of Gonzales recieves a cannon from the Mexican government to defend citizens against american indian attacks -
Mary Austin
Mary Austin Holleys letters, describing life in early Texas, are published. -
arrested
Stephen F. Austin is arrested in Saltillo. -
farmers
Texas farmers export some 7,00 bales of cotton, worth about 315,000, to New Orleans. -
land grants
texas settlers hold about 3,500 land grants. -
Concerned
Texans Become concerned when the Mexican government officially abolishes the constitution of 1824 -
immigrans
An estimated 1,000 U.S. immigrants enter Texas each month. -
immigrans
An estimated 1,000 U.S. immigrants enter Texas each month. -
attack
Texas settlers attack mexican soldiers at Gonzales, forcing them to leave. -
San Antonio
Texas troops push mexican troops out of San Antonio, capturing the city. -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston becomes the first popular elected president of the republic of Texas. -
Seige
The siege of the Alamo begins. -
Government in Texas
The Texas government begins wok in Houston, the new capital. -
new president
Texans elect Mirabeau b. Lamar president. -
new president
Texans elect Mirabeau b. Lamar president. -
Homestead
Texas passes a homestead law, protecting settlers' homes from being seized to pay debts. -
Austin
Austin, the new capital, has 850 residents. -
sam sammie sam sam
Texans again elect Sam Houston president of the republic. -
Council
The Tehuacana Creek Councils lead to peace between Texans and several Texas indian groups. -
Wettest Place
Clarksville received 109.4 inches of rain -
Coldest Spot
the lowest temperature in Texas, at -23*F -
Hottest spot
the highest recorded temperature at 120*F -
driest place
Wink received just 1.76 inches of rain. -
Timber
The Texas timber industry earned more than $1.9 billion -
Livestock
the sales of livestock totaled in $10.8 billion. -
Cotton
the value of Texas cotton production reached over $1.5 billion. -
Crude oil
Texas produced 730 million barrels of crude oil worth about $55 billion. -
Farms
there was over 244,700 farms in Texas. -
Agriculture
it added some $36 billion to the economy in Texas. -
exports
Texas exports of computer and technology were worth more than $45 billion -
longest River
the Rio Grande, at 1,896 miles -
highest point
Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in the state at 8,749 ft. -
irrigated land
more than 6 million acres of Texas land is irrigated. -
lignite
Texas has an estimated 23 billion tons of lignite,, a type of coal. -
Underground water source
the Ogallala Aquifer is the largest underground water source in Texas. -
Rivers
the Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River holds more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of water. -
Caddo lake
it the largest natural lake in Texas, covering over 39 square miles. -
Forest
Texas contains more than 60 million acres of forest and woodlands. -
Big Bend
with 800,000 acres of land, Big Bend national Park is the largest national park in Texas. -
indians
proto-Indians live at the Gault site. -
knife
Costal American Indians make knives and scrapers from stone. -
Canary
Settlers from the Carnary islands arrive in San antonio