The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April in present-day Harris County, Texas , was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution . Led by General Sam Houston , the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio de Santa Anna s Mexican army in a fight that lasted just minutes. Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was

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Texas Timeline (Key Events in early Texas) Texas History Timeline (Key Events in Early Texas) Contents Section 1: Early Exploration and Development Section 2: Revolution and the Republic Section 3: Statehood and Beyond References and Bibliography INDEX OF EVENTS Section 1: Early Exploration and Development Before 1500

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The recorded History of Texas begins with the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region now known as Texas in who found the region populated by numerous Native American tribes. Their ancestors had been there for thousands of years as evidence by Leanderthal Lady . During the period from to all or parts o

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