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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked on Galveston Island. Later he found Texas on his way to Mexico. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Coronado lead an expedition into southwestern United States and then across northern Texas. -
Period: to
1600
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La Salle
La Salle established Fort St. Louis. Then two years later, he was murdered by his own men. -
Period: to
1700
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Period: to
1800
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Austin Grant
Steven F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began to start a colony in the region of the Brazos River. -
Mexican Independance
The Constitution of 1824 gave Mexico a republican form of government. It failed, however, to identify the rights of the states in the republic, including Texas. -
Austin Imprisoned
Steven was imprisoned but the Mexicans. -
Battle at Gonzales
The Battle od Gonzalez was the differances between Mexico and Texas. -
Runaway Scrape
The Runaway Scrape was the Siege and Fall of the Alamo and ending with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21. -
Battle of Alamo
Santa Anna wanted to take over San Antoinio. -
Masssacre at Golidad
About 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texans revolted a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. That is when the revolution began. -
Texas joins the Untied States
Texas was the 28th state to join the Untied States of America. -
Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy
Texas seceded from the Union. -
Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City
The Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for remainder of Civil War.
