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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe in search for a shorter route to Asia but ended up finding new land -
Aug 1, 1519
Alvarez de Piñeda
De Piñeda explores the gulf coast of texas,although he was sent to explore mexico and florida -
Nov 6, 1537
cabeza de vaca
cabeza de vaca reports on texas -
Apr 22, 1541
coronado
coronado leads an expedition into texas -
Oct 4, 1542
de soto- moscoso
de sotos expedition reaches east Texas -
juan de oñate
de oñate establishes santa fe -
spaniards
spaniards establish the first texas mission Chorpus christi se pa Ysleta -
La salle
La salle establishes Fort st lous -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan and his men fight Spanish explorers near Waco -
Neutral ground agreement
The neutral ground agreement is established
