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Cabeza de Vaca was found on Galveston Island after a shipwreck. The captain searched after trading and found himself in Mexico.
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was leading his people into the United States and later across Texas.
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Robert Cavalier was a French man who was killed by his own men but before that established Fort St. Luis and claimed that land France's.
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Steven F. Austin was allowed by the Mexican govenment to start a colonization in the Brazos River area.
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in 1824 the Mexican government made a constitution stating that the Mexican territy was a repulic. Texas was not okay with this.
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Austin was imprisoned by the Mexican army.
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The Texans made the Mexican horses run away. This started the revolution.
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Colonel William B. Travis lead the Texans in a two week battle against Santa Anna and the Mexican army.
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After the Texans realize the Battle at the Alamo is not going to end well the citizens of the Texas civilizations all move as runaways trying to escape the terror of the Mexicans.
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Four hundred men along with James Fannin were brutally executed by the Mexicans under Santa Anna's order.
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Sam Houston lead the surprise attack against the Mexicans and Santa Anna. Here the Texans won their independence.
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James Polk (the president at that time) signed legislation signifing that Texas was the 28th state in the United States.
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Texas seceded from the Union and joined the confederacy. There were a few people including governer Sam Houston who did not think secession was a good idea.
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Jean Laffiete took control of galveston Island and decided to use the Island as a place where they could smuggle the supplies they needed.
