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The Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection is an extensive map collection owned by the Perry–Castañeda Library at The University of Texas at Austin. [1] Many of the maps in the collection have been scanned and are available online, and most of these maps are public domain. [2] The collection includes maps of special interest: Afghanistan
This map is the earliest recorded document of Texas history. [ 18 ] Between 1528 and 1535, four survivors of the Narváez expedition , including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico , spent six and a half years in Texas as slaves and traders among various native groups.
Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Key Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Texas Declares Independence. Austin and Tanner map of Texas in 1836 Detail of the Republic of Texas from the Lizars map of Mexico and Guatemala, circa 1836. March 2 – The Texas Declaration of Independence is signed by 58 delegates at an assembly at Washington-on-the-Brazos and the Republic of Texas is declared. [1]
Texas population density map. The resident population of Texas was 29,145,505 in the 2020 census, a 15.9% increase since the 2010 census. [210] [211] At the 2020 census, the apportioned population of Texas stood at 29,183,290. [212] The 2023 Texas Population Estimate program estimated the population was 30,503,301 on July 1, 2023. [213]
The Burnet Flag used from December 1836 to January 1839 as the national flag. The design was suggested by President David G. Burnet and it was the flag of the republic until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag, and as the war flag from January 25, 1839, to December 29, 1845 [3] Naval ensign of the Texas Navy from 1836–1839 until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag [3] The Lone Star Flag ...
In addition, the Handbook of Texas Online is provided by the TSHA for historical internet research of Texas. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly (initially the Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association) is the oldest continuously published scholarly journal in Texas. The journal features 16 articles per year, covering topics in a ...
Map of Texas, illustrating the area under de facto control of the Republic of Texas (in light yellow); the full extent of the Texan claim (light yellow and green); and modern-day borders of the State of Texas. Later in the 19th century, there was one more case of a state ceding some of its land to the federal government.