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Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on Galveston Island in 1528. After trading in the area for about 6 years, he explored the Texas landson his way to Mexico.
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In search for Seven Cities of Cibola, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead a search into the present southwestern United States and across northern Texas.
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Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and then formed the base for France's claim to Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men!
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Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government. Soon, he began the colonization in the are of the Brazos River.
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The Constitution of 1824 made Mexio a Republic governed country, however, it failed to define the rights of the states within the republic, including Texas.
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Texans fought a part of the Mexican army at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began!
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Texans under Col. William B. Travis were geting beat by the Mexican army after a two-week attack at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. Then, The Runaway Scrape began!
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Santa Anne attackes with a siege for two weeks straight against the Alamo Fort. Unluckily for the Texas, Sante Anna was starting to win!
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James Fannin and almost 400 Texans were killed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, becuase Santa Anne commanded them to be killed.
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Texans, guided by Sam Houston, fought the Mexican forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Thus, independence was won in one of the most decisive, bloody battles in history.
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U. S. President James Polk followed through on a campaign platform and promised to let Texas join the U.S., and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.
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Texas seceded from the Union after a 171 to 6 vote by the Secession Convention. Governor Sam Houston was one of the little opposed to secession.
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After several weeks of Federal occupation of Texas' most important seaport, the Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for rest of Civil War.
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