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| •Cortes lands in Mexico and defeats the Aztecs
•Alvarez de Pineda is the first European to map the Texas coast
Cortes attacking the Aztecs:
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| Villa San Fernando de Bexar is settled; it later becomes San Antonio
Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo, is founded
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| Mexico gains independence from Spain
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| Texans declared their independence from Mexico and adopted a constitution.
Texans were defeated by Santa Anna at the Battle of the Alamo.
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| Texas is annexed to the U.S. and becomes the 28th state.[image] |
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| Texas and other Southern states secede from the Union. The Civil War begins.
First National Flag of the Confederacy, 1861-1863
"Stars and Bars"
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