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La Salle builds Fort St. Louis
French Explorer Robert La Salle established Fort St. Louis in Matagorda Bay. He thought he was on the Mississippi River Vally. -
Krankawa Indians destroy La Salles fort
The Karankawas attacked La Salle's fort and took captives and destroyed the fort. -
Spanish find La Salle's fort abandoned
Before La Salle's Fort was attacked, he left it. After that his own crew killed him. Then the crew scattered, everyone who was left at his fort was taken as slaves or killed in the Karankawa attack. -
St Denis start East Texas missions
St DEnis went around EAst Texas establishing missions. -
San Antonio Founded
In 1718 San Antonio mission was founded. -
Spain establish mission and presidio in San Saba.
In San Saba the Spanish established a mission and a presidio to protect the mission. -
Filibusters invade Texas
The era of filibusters has started. Filibusters waged in unofficial wars and didn't follow government orders. -
Guiterrez Magee's army was defeated.
Guiterrez Magee's army was defeated in the Battle of Medina. -
Adams Onis treaty
The Admas ONis treaty established the Sabine River as border of Texas. -
Moses Austin recieves land grant
Moses Austin recieves land grant from Spain to settle in Texas. -
Dr. James Long leads attack on La Bahia
Filibuster, Dr. James Long, led an attack on La Bahia. He was shot and killed. Texas also declared independece from Spain. -
Settling in Texas by the Austins.
Spain approves Moses Austin's colonization. After Moses died later that year, his Son Stephen F. Austin settles 300 families in the new colony. -
Mexico wins independence
Mexico declares independence from Spain. After the Mexican revolution Mexico won its independece from Spain. -
Stephen Austin brings colonists
Stephen F. Austin, Moses Austin's son, brings more colonists to settle in his colony. -
Mexican Constitutionof 1824
Mexico's constitution for their new country was made in 1824. It restricted slavery, it had a represntative government, and allowed ownership of private property. -
Dewitt establishes colony
Empresario Green Dewiit established a Texas colony. The main town was Gonzales. -
Burent and Vehlein recieve land grants
David Burnet and Joseph Vehlein recienve land grants from Mexico to sttle in South Eastern Texas. -
Austin gets land grant
Stephen F. Austin recieves land grant to sttle in Texas. He had to renew his contract. -
Mexico abolshies slavery
Slavery is abolished in Mexico -
Empresario contracts canceled
The law of April 6 cancles empresario contracts.
