The Road To Revolution

  • Nov 19, 1519

    Pineda

    Pineda
    Pineda maps Texas coast
  • Nov 19, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca

    Cabeza de Vaca
    Cebeza de Vaca begins his journey in Texas
  • Nov 19, 1541

    Coronado

    Coronado
    Coronado seeks treasure in Texas
  • Nov 19, 1542

    Moscoso Alvarado

    Moscoso Alvarado
    Moscoso Alvarado enters East Texas
  • De y Ysleta

    De y Ysleta
    Spanish build De y Ysleta mission in chorpus christi
  • La Salle

    La Salle
    La Salle bulds first french fort in Texas
  • Karankawa

    Karankawa
    The Karwankawa tribe destroy La Salle's fort
  • La Salle's fort

    La Salle's fort
    Spanish find La Salle's abandon fort at Matagorda Bay
  • St. Denis

    St. Denis
    St. Denis and Ramon start missions in east Texas
  • San Antonio

    San Antonio
    The colony of San Antonio is founded
  • San Saba

    San Saba
    Sanish establish missions at San Saba
  • Magee and Dea Lava

    Filibusters Magee and Dea Lava invade Texas
  • Battle Of Medina

    Guiterrez magee army was defeated
  • Adams Onis Treaty

    Established Sabine river as border of Texas
  • Moses Austin

    Saim approves Moses Austin's colonization plan
  • James Long's attack

    Dr. James Long leads attack on La Bahia
  • James Long

    Filibuster shot and killed, declared Texas independent from Spain
  • First colonists

    Stephen F. Austin brings his first colonists to Texas
  • Martin de Leon

    Martin de Leon establishes a settlement at Victoria
  • Green Dewitt

    Green Dewitt establishes a colony named Gonzales
  • Land Grants

    David Burnet, Lorenzo de Lava, and Joseph Vehlein recieve land grants
  • Mier y Teran

    Mier y Teran explores Texas for Mexico
  • Last land grants

    Stephen F. Austin recieves the last of his 5 land grants
  • slavery

    Mexico abolishes slavery
  • Law of April 6

    Law of April 6 cancels most empresarios contracts
  • Civil War

    Texas resistance to Mexico declared in the Bayou Resolutions. Civil War errupts in Mexico
  • Constitution

    Convection of 1833 drafts the first state constitution for Texas
  • William Travis

    William Travis captures Anahuac
  • Imprisoned

    Stephen F. Austin gets imprisoned by Mexican leaders