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The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
These daily events, recorded in the collections from before Texas’ birth as a Republic to the present, link Texas and Texans past with those of today. This rich history includes diaries, letters, photographs, and other materials on all things Texas. Collection strengths include early Texas, Baptist and missionary history, the Civil War, World ...
The 5th Texas was present but not engaged at the Battle of Wauhatchie on the night of 28–29 October 1863. While the other three regiments of Robertson's brigade took part in the fighting, the 5th Texas guarded a bridge in the rear. [26] Longstreet's corps was involved in the Siege of Knoxville before returning to Virginia after January 1864. [1]
Recent excavations unearthed artifacts presumably from the 1813 Battle of Medina south of San Antonio.
La Matanza ("The Massacre" or "The Slaughter") and the Hora de Sangre ("Hour of Blood") [1] was a period of anti-Mexican violence in Texas, including massacres and lynchings, between 1910 and 1920 in the midst of tensions between the United States and Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. [2]
The book won the Texas Historical Commission's T. R. Fehrenbach Award for best book on Texas history in 2007. [4] [5] Phillips’ book chronicles white domination of Dallas during its first 150 years and how religion and definitions of whiteness influenced the status of marginalized groups such as the city's Jewish residents and the Tejano ...
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Hardin is considered a leading expert in the world in Texas military and social history. He is widely cited with regards to the Battle of the Alamo.Hardin has also appeared on the History Channel in "The Alamo Documentary: A True Story of Courage" [2] He was also a historic advisor to John Lee Hancock's 2004 movie, The Alamo, starring Billy Bob Thornton.