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The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
[2] [5] That same year, he cofounded the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. [2] In 1873, he co-founded the City Bank, later known as City National Bank. [1] He served as its vice president of 1881. [1] Meanwhile, the town of Slaughter, Texas in Midland County, Texas was named after him in 1882. [8]
Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,557. [1] [2] Its county seat is Columbus. [3] It is named for the Colorado River of Texas. The county was founded in 1836 and organized the next year. [4] [5]
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
The "Columbus map", depicting only the Old World, was drawn c. 1490 in the workshop of Bartolomeo and Christopher Columbus in Lisbon. [16] Handwritten notes by Christopher Columbus on the Latin edition of Marco Polo 's Le livre des merveilles
1491: Columbus sets sail aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. 1492: Columbus reaches the Bahamas, [5] Cuba and Hispaniola. 1492: La Navidad is established on the island of Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year. 1493: The colony of La Isabela is established on the island of Hispaniola. [6] 1493: Columbus arrives in Puerto Rico
On this day in 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the New World.The Italian explorer first found a Bahamian island, thinking he had reached East Asia. That same day, his ...
An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies, covering Texas counties instead of its county seats, is also available.