This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Birth of the Lone Star Republic through Pineda and early Texas history
A historic account traces Texas first sighting by Europeans in 1519 with Captain Alonzo de Pineda mapping the Gulf coast and Texas rivers. It notes Narvaez and De Vaca’s later coastal stay, De Soto’s landings near Brazos, Ysleta’s long-standing Pueblo settlement, and La Salle’s short French colony at La Vac a Bay, marking early colonial milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo de Pineda
Columbus
China
Spanish West Indies
Gulf
Galveston Island
Texas
Lone Star
Pineda
Texas Coast
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Spain
University of Texas Library
Cortez
Ite
Province of
Panfilo de Narvaez
Cabeza de Vaca
Malhado
de Vaca
Andres Dorantes
Audiencia of Espanola
Narvaez
Zamora
Cabeza
de Soto
Mississippi River
Brazos River
Vaca Bay
Saint Louis
la Salle
Santo Domingo