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Oct 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Colombian exchange consisted of diseases plants and animals that Columbus carried when he reached America. -
Oct 1, 1519
Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda
Pineda sailed from Jamaica to the Gulf of Mexico in 1519 to find riches.he was the the first to map the Gulf of Mexico. He established a colony near an American England village. After he sent his ships back the settlers were killed by Indians. -
Oct 3, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Cortes was a conquistador who sailed from Spanish Cuba in 1519. He wanted to find gold. The moctezuma tribe gave him peace offerings that weren't enough. June 30, 1520 Cortes planned an assault he convinced the Mexican Indians to join him. They attacke technoctitlan. After the tragic attack Cortes built Mexico City! -
Oct 3, 1528
Panfilo de Narvaez
In 1527 Narvaez led a voyage to the Gulf of Mexico. Even though there wasn't any evidence that Narvaez and his men entered Texas their voyage increased other Spanish interest. Narvaez wanted riches. In 1528 they went ashore Tampa bay. Many of his mean were hurt or killed struggling through swamps. Narvaez disappeared when his boat washed out at sea. -
Oct 3, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Vaca was an explorer in the 1500's. He was captured by coahuiltecan Indians. After 2 years in captivity Vaca and 3 other men escaped and set off the along the coast to search for Mexico. They travelled from one American village to the next. In 1536 8 years after the shipwreck, Vaca published his own story in 1542. -
Oct 3, 1542
Francisco Vasquez de Coronodo
Coronodo was a 30-year- old conquistador and commanded the largest force ever sent into North America. His expedition began in 1540. He wanted to find cibola "7 wealthy cities". Coronado planned a new expedition to find quivira and was unsuccessful. He returned in 1542 -
Juan de Onate
In 1598 Onate les more that 500 colonist across the Chihuahuan desert. He claimed an area for Spain. In 1601 Onates expedition began east to the Great Plains region. He renewed the search for Quivira. Onate and his men returned to Mexico on November 24, 1601 without any further incidents -
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
Spaniards establish the mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta -
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
La Salle, in 1682 expanded France's empire. He planted the French flag at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico. He drained all the land by the Mississippi River to France. The land extended. He named this region Louisiana for his king. His expedition left in the summer of 1684, he moved and built a settlement Fort St. Louis. While he was marching through southeast TX. La Salle was murdered by one of his own soldiers. -
Matagorda Bay
La salles shipwreck on matagorda bay in Texas -
San Antonio
Martin establishes San antonio -
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches is founded -
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches is founded -
San Jose
Mission San Jose is completed -
Missions in Texas
Most missions inctexas are closed -
Philip Nolan
Phill and his men fought Spanish soldiers near Waco -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan and his men fight Spanish soldiers near Waco -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase takes place -
Neutral ground
The neutral ground agreement is established -
The neutral ground agreement
The neutral ground agreement is established -
Father hidalgo
Father hidalgo issues the Grito de Dobres -
Juan Bastia
Las casas declares Texas independence from Spain
He was captured and executed -
Father hidalgo
Hidalgo was executed -
Guterrez Magee
The Gutierrez Magee expedition is defeated -
James long
James long leads group of Anglo Americans to nacogdoches -
Mexico
Mexico gains independence from Spain -
Moses Austin
Moses Austin receives permission to settle 300 families in Texas -
Stephan F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin brings Anglo American settlers to Texas -
Martin de Leon
Martin de Leon petitions to establish the first tejano colonies in Texas
