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Cabeza de Vaca, the head of the cow, crashed on what was thought to be Galveston Island. After trading in the land for about six years, he later explored the Texas interior on his way to Mexico.
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Searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead an expedition into what is now southwestern United States and northern Texas.
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La Salle established Fort St. Luis. He was murdered 2 years later by his own men.
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Stephen F. Austin was given a grant from the Mexicans and began to colonize near the Brazos River.
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Their Constitution chnged their government to a Republic form. Which failed.
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Austin was imprisioned in Mexico
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The Texans repelled some of the Mexican calvary at the Battle at Gonzales. Following with the start of the revolution.
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The Mexican army sieged San Antonio at the battle of the Alamo.
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After a two week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, the runaway scrape begins.
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About 400 Texans were put to death at the Goliad Massacre.
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The Texans routed Santa Anna's Mexican forces under Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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President James Polk annexed Texas and signed legeslation making Texas the 28th state in the USA.
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Texas secedes from the USA and joins the CSA to protect their right to have slaves.
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After some weeks of Federal occupation of Galveston Texas' most important seaport, the Battle of Galveston won back the port for Texas.
