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Birth of the Lone Star Republic in Texas Exploration
A narrative recounts early European exploration of Texas beginning with Alonzo de Pineda in 1519. It notes Pineda’s coast map, Narvaez and De Vaca arrivals, the first overland Texan explorer, Ysleta’s founding, and La Salle’s 1682 Saint Louis colony near Lavaca Bay.
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Alonzo de Pineda
Columbus
China
Spanish West Indies
Gulf
Galveston Island
Texas
Lone Star
Pineda
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Spain
University of Texas
Cortez
Mexico
Province of
Panfilo de Narvaez
Cabeza de Vaca
Malhado
de Vaca
Andres Dorantes
Audiencia of Espanola
Narvaez
Zamora
Cabeza
de Soto
Mississippi River
Middle
Brazos River
New Mexico
la Salle
Vaca Bay
Saint Louis
Santo Domingo