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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500s
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza was an explorer. He may have shipwrecked off of Galveston Island. Cabeza explored Texas on the way to Mexico after trading for six years. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Francisco Vasquez de Corondo searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola but led an expedition across northern Texas and southwestern United States. -
Period: to
1600s
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La Salle
Sieur de La Salle created Fort St. Louis at the Matagorda Bay; which let France claim Texas. Two years after this La Salle was killed by hsi own men. -
Period: to
1700s
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Period: to
1800s
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Austin Grant
Stephen F. Austin was given a grant from the Mexican goverment and began to colonize at the Brazos River. -
Mexican Independence
Mexico established a Constitution that gave it a goverment. It failed to clearly state the rights of the states within the republic; such as Texas. -
Austin Imprisoned
Stephen F. Austin presented Mexico City a list of demands, but President Santa Ana refused to let Texas go from the republic so they imprisoned Austin. -
Battle of Gonzales
Texans pushed back a group of Mexican calvary at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution had started. -
Battle of Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was fought in San Antonio. It was a tow week siege against the Mexicans. Sadly all of the Texans lives were lost. The Runaway Scrape begins after this battle. -
Runaway Scrape begins
Colonists gathered some personal possesions before they abandoned their homes because Santa Ana was coming with his army to some settlements. The Runaway Scrape ened with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21. -
Massacre at Goliad
James W. Fannin was the commander for the troops at Goliad. All 180 men were killed. He tried to regroup some new enforcements of 350, but was sadly killed or taken prisoner. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Texan army had 750 men. They were up against 1500 Mexicans. Throughout the battle, the Texans cried out, "Remember the Alamo!" or, "Remember Goliad!" Within a short period of time, Texas killed 700 Mexicans and took 730 as prisoners. -
Texas Joins the United States
President James Polk signed a legislation making Texas th 28th state of the United States -
Texas Seceds and Joins the Confederacy
At the Secession Convention, a vote was made 171 to 6 and so Texas seceded from the United States. -
Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City
In 1862 a Union Commodore, William B. Renshaw, sailed to Galveston to make them give up the city, and with no forces the island had to comply to his will. On January 1 1836, the Confederacy has a battle there and 26 were killed and 117 wounded, but they recaptured Galveston Island.
