1762 - 1829 (67 years)
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1756 | - 1756—1763: The Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
France and Spain cede lands to the English.
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| 2 | 1775 | - 1775—1783: American Revolution
Colonial Americans fight the British for Independence.
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| 3 | 1779 | - 1779: Nacogdoches founded
Antonio Gil Ybarbo establishes Nacogdoches near an abandoned mission site
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| 4 | 1812 | - 1812: Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Fighting Spanish rule in Texas
- 1812: Magee-Gutierrez Expedition
Expedition crossed the Sabine from Louisiana in a rebel movement against Spanish rule in Texas
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| 5 | 1817 | - 1817—1820: Jean Laffite
Pirate Jean Laffite occupied Galveston Island
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| 6 | 1821 | - 24 Aug 1821: Mexican Independence
Mexico obtains independence from Spanish rule
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| 7 | 1826 | - 21 Dec 1826—31 Jan 1827: Fredonia Rebellion
Declaration of Independence of the republic of Fredonia is signed at Nacogdoches; Rebellion led by Haden Edwards
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| 8 | 1829 | - Oct 1829: Irish Immigration
First Irish immigrants arrive in South Texas
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