Texas History for Kids: Lone Star Lives and Legends, with 21 Activities
To Ray and Betty Bush for intro ducing me to Texas and being such amazing parents
Time Line a to 248 million years ago Mesozoic Era begins This includes the Cre taceous Period 11 200 years ago Paleo Indians migrate to Texas 1519 Alonso Alvarez de Pineda sails the Texas coast and creates the first map 1528 Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca is the first known European in Texas 1541 Franciso Vásquez de Coronado explores the Southwest in search for gold discovers Palo Duro Canyon
1632 The first mission is established in San Ange lo it lasts for six months 1684 Franciscan missionaries begin establishing missions throughout Texas 1685 René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle lands at Matagorda Bay and establishes a French settlement Fort St Louis 1700 The Comanche acquire horses from the Spanish Mission San Francisco de Solano is estab lished near the Rio Grande it is later moved to San Antonio and renamed San Antonio de Valero 1724 San Antonio de Valero mission moves to the east bank of the San Antonio River this site will later be called the Alamo 1817 Pirate Jean Lafitte establishes a colony on Galveston Island 1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain First colonists arrive at Stephen Austin's set tlement 1835 The first battle of the Texas Revolution takes
