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Christopher Columus discovers America
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He took over Mexico and ruled the Aztec people
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First European to explore the Texas coast
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First European to set foot on Texas
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He heard that Cibola was a place that was rich and precious,so he takes everyone to Cibola,he took a look of from far away and saw something and though it was the 7 cities of gold.then went back to go spread the news.In 1540 they went back to cibola and found no gold but mud,stone and angry warriors.
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First European expedition that had reached Mississippi.he sailed west and in the mississippi river,they buit boats and sailed to the coast of Mexico
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He found a place called Cibola and he was disappointed because there was'nt any gold just some angry warriors,mud,and stone.His curiosity made him stay in cibola to see if there really was any treasure.
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Spain establishes the first permanent European settlement in Texas
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He establishes Fort St. Loius near Matagorda Bay after loosing his crew.
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The American colonies win their independence from Great Britain
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Mexico wins its independence from Spain
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On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside the Alamo.
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On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico.The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos
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The battle of the Alamo lasted 13 days.
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During the Texan War for Independence, the Texas military under Sam Houston launches a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna along the San Jacinto River. Hundreds were taken prisoners, including General Santa Anna himself.
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In 1845, six months after the Congress of the Republic of Texas voted for annexation by the United States, Texas was admitted into the Union as the 28th state.
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On this day in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States