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Cabeza de Vaca discovered the interior of Texas following a shipwreck on what is now Galveston Island.
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Coronado led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of a legendary city.
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La Salle established Fort St. Louis in Matagorda Bay, forming the beginning of France's claim on Texas.
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Austin got a grant from the Mexican government and he began colonization in Texas.
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The Mexicans win their independence from Spain.
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Stephen F. Austin is imprisoned.
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Texans fought off a group of Mexican soldiers at this spot.
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After a two-week siege on the Alamo, Texan forces fell under the Mexican army's onslaught.
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Colonists gather up their belongings and run as General Santa Anna ravages their area.
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James Fannin and 400 other Texas are murdered ruthlessly by General Santa Anna.
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Texas joins the USA.
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Texas joins the CSA.
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Galveston was under control of the Union and the battle restored it to control of Texas for the rest of the war.
