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El Paso County seat relocated to El Paso from Ysleta. [5] El Paso Browns baseball team formed. [8] 1888 - El Paso del Norte renamed "Juárez" in honor of Benito Juárez. [1] leaving El Paso, Texas the sole El Paso. 1889 – McGinty Club active. [9] 1890 – Population: 10,338. 1892 – Santa Fe Street bridge built. [6] 1895 – El Paso Public ...
Juan de Oñate, born in present-day Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, was the first explorer to arrive at the Rio Grande near El Paso (near the current small town of San Elizario, which is about 30 miles (48 km) downstream of El Paso), where he ordered his expedition party to rest and where the official act of possession, La Toma, was executed and celebrated, on April 30, 1598.
Persons, places and events in the History of El Paso, Texas. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ... Timeline of El Paso ...
Current events; Random article; ... Pages in category "Timelines of cities in Texas" ... Timeline of El Paso, Texas; F. Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas ...
The first railroad built in Texas is called the Harrisburg Railroad and opened for business in 1853. [21] In 1854, the Texas and Red River telegraph services were the first telegraph offices to open in Texas. [21] The Texas cotton industry in 1859 increased production by seven times compared to 1849, as 58,073 bales increased to 431,645 bales. [22]
The eclipse will begin around 11:09 a.m. MT and finish at 1:44 p.m. MT in El Paso. El Paso will see a partial eclipse lasting 2 hours and 35 minutes. At its peak at 12:25 p.m. MT, the moon will ...
1826 — Town named "Villa Paso del Norte." [3] 1846 The Mexican–American War begins; The Battle of El Bracito is fought nearby on 25 December; 1848 – Across the Rio Grande, El Paso becomes part of the U.S. state of Texas per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. [4] 1865 — HQ of Benito Juárez the 26th president of Mexico, 1858–1872. [2]
Knife-wielding Tren de Aragua gang members are mobbing border crossings at El Paso, Texas, in an attempt to break into the US — and have said they will attack border guards who try to stop them ...