Alonso Alvarez de Pineda was the first European explorer to visit present day Texas. He did so in the year 1519.
1517-1519
1518
In 1519.
Juan Ponce de León explored the region of Florida from 1513 to 1521. He was the first Spanish explorer to set foot in the current territory of the United States during this time.
Pineda explored Texas in the year 1519.
In 1519.
1494-1520
As a Province around 1691, as a Republic in 1836, and as a US State in 1845.
The area now known as Texas was discovered in 1519 by a spanish explorer, Alonzo ALvares Pineda. It gained statehood on December 29, 1845.
1519-1521
Alonso joined in 2004