Coronado's was suppose to be looking for gold but he came up empty handed, but he did find native American nomads. Nomads follow there food source so that explains "wander with the cows".

Spanish explorer Alvarez de piñeda maps Texas coastline

One significant thing about the year 1710 is the issuing of the first copyright law in Britain. Another significant thing was the battle that occurred at Brihuega.

Robin Ventura of Oklahoma State holds the Division 1 record at 58 games. Damian Constantino of Division III Salve Regina in Rhode Island holds the NCAA record at 60 games.

He was important because he went to north America.

The Goliad Massacre took place March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. After the loss of lives at the Alamo, Sam Houston ordered the Colonel in charge of Goliad to move his troops to Victoria. The Mexican army caught up with them as they were on the March about two weeks later. Although Colonel James Fannin arranged for terms of surrender, they were not followed and the prisoners were executed under Santa Anna.

Mission San Antonio de Valero was established

The Texas rangers were somewhat of a legal system in Texas. Established during Sam Houston's first term, they weren't used much until Lamar became president. They were known to be violent too. They did things such as defend against Mexicans and Indians, as well as track down outlaws, even normal police work in the city.

In the end, they have a baseball team named after them. They have to be important. lol.

Yes, Sam Houston did fight in the Mexican-American War.

they carried on there culture from were they came.

When Texas joined the Confederate States of America. Also known as The United States of America.

Quite a few important events and activities mark the development of Texas as a territory, independent nation, and state. The 1836 Battle of the Alamo is one significant occurrence: it signaled the beginnings of Texas as an independent nation and continues to serve as a symbol of independence and courage. In 1845, Texas become the 28th state in the United States, although it would later join the Confederacy during the Civil War before rejoining the Union again in 1870.

its effortsto

secede fromtheUnited Statesin 1861. Thisincludesthe Mexican War,resolution ofthe Texas boundary

dispute as part ofthe Compromise of 1850,significant population and economic growth fromimmigration to

Texas, and the involvement oftheU.S. Army in frontier defense.

CivilWar and Reconstruction (1861‐1874)‐This era deals with the reasonsforseceding fromtheUnited States

in 1861,the impact ofthe ensuing war, and the resulting effortsto reshape Texasfollowing the war by the

military,federal, and state governments. Thisincludesthe issues brought about by the growth ofslavery in

Texas,the individuals and events which demonstrate the social, political, and economic impact ofthe Civil War

on Texas, and the events and actionsthat constituted effortsto reconstruct Texasfollowing the war.

Cotton, Cattle and Railroads(1865‐1900)‐This era deals with the return to cotton driven agriculture afterthe

Civil warin 1865,the rise of cattle during and afterreconstruction,the development ofrailroads and the

effectsthatthe different enterprises had on each other and on life in Texas untilthe turn ofthe century. This

includessystems utilized to return these industriesto growth,the impact of expansion into West Texas,

particularly on the remaining independentIndian peoples, and the variousreformmovementsthatresulted

fromthe interactions.

Age ofOil(1894‐1935)‐This era deals with the vastrange of oil discoveries beginning with Corsicana in 1894

through the East Texas Field development by 1935 and the impactthatsuch discoveries had on the social,

political, and economic development of Texas and the world. Thisincludesmajor discoveries at Spindletop,

the growth of Texas economic and political influence due to oil,the impact ofthe Mexican Revolution on

Mexican immigration to Texas,the role of Texas and Texansin WWI, and the effectsthat oilrevenue had on

Texassociety.

Texasin theGreatDepression andWorldWarII(1929‐1945)‐This era deals with the effects oftheGreat

Depression on Texas beginning in 1929 through to the role Texas and Texans played in WWII. Thisincludesthe

effortsto improve the Texas economy,the impact oftheDust Bowl, and the economic and social changes

brought about by WWII efforts, especially the role ofthe federal governmentin growing the Texas wartime

economy.

Civil Rights and Conservatism (1945‐1980)‐This era deals with themovementsforsocial change and equality

that began after WWII in 1945 and continued into the 1970s as well asthe politicalshift away fromTexans'

long‐held allegiance to theDemocratic Party, which becamemore liberal after World WarII,to supportforthe

increasingly conservative Republican Party by 1980. Thisincludes efforts byHispanics and African Americans

to have equal access and treatment,the effects of national and state political controversies, and

interdependence ofthe Texas economy with the nation and world.

Contemporary Texas(1980‐Present)‐This era deals with the events and issuesfacing Texansfrom1980 to

present. Thisincludesthe role of Texas politically and economically,the impact ofrecent conflicts on Texas,

and the issuesfacing Texasin the present and future

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico.

It's when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.

The events showed Texas that they had won and they were now a true country or republic

Martín De León was a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario (entrepreneur) descended from Spanish aristocracy. An empresario was an early settler in Texas who was permitted to settle on Mexican land in return for taking responsibility for other new settlers. He was patriarch of one of the important founding families of early Texas, and the founder of the town of Victoria.

It all started with Moses Austin, Moses wanted to take 300 families called the 'Old 300 hundred' to settle in Texas. When he died of pnemonia Stephen Fuller Austin took on his fathers role. Stephen did bring the 'Old 300 hundred to Texas'.

Moses Austin was the father of Stephen F. Austin, who himself is known as the Father of Texas. In 1821 he and his friend managed to convince the Spanish governor of Texas to allow Anglo-Americans to colonize the area, ultimately leading to the secession of Texas from Mexico by English speaking immigrants from the American colonies just 11 years later.

The XYZ Affair

At the time of the Texas revolution, most Texans and Americans assumed that the Republic of Texas would swifly be annexed to the United States. On December 29, 1845, the U.S. Congress admitted Texas as the 28th state.

"a non-interest bearing treasury note issued in 1838 by the Republic of Texas"

-Merriam-Webster dictionary