Show the story of our states by JONATHAN BRACE TEXAS F 0 tun THE ill III fated I 1 1 expedition of nav na arez was i as responsible tor for the first t interest in texas this large ex was wrecked at the mouth of tho the mississippi in ir 1528 S four members including cabeza de vaca were captured by the indians and spent eight years wandering an dering through the country eventually reaching the gulf of california it was wag their accounts of rich indian villages which alch led the mexican governor to send coronada to explore tills this country he returned after a two bo years trip without discovering the reputed riches which bo he was as seeking to counteract the aggressions of the french settlements in tn Loul louisiana slana the spanish estal bishea a missions throughout texas the most important being at san antonio when the united states negotiated the ole louisiana purchase from france they considered that texas wn a part of this territory ael this question war nr was near nearly precipitated but finally the uni ted Stat states eliv withdrew their claims in Cx exchange change for will ith drapal of claims to the oregon region many americans began to set tie in texas among them gin gln eral barn sam houston and stephen P austin mexico bec became anic alarmed at this rapid increase of american pioneers 11 1 threatened to cro crow d out th the X mexican ill population oppressive li e measures were ere adopted and caused the americans to rise in IS 18 during tills uprising mccurr occurred ld the gallant ue tie cense of tile abanio by a handful of americans Amer lentis and their slaughter to the insel vastly Ati superior perlor of the mexicans remember the alamo bo became came the tt gnu gan general houston idNe ly defeated thoa the mexican forces at the tile battle of san suit Jj ichito and anti the republic of texas wn nn launched with houston as pre 41 dents the flag contained one star and from tills this has come the I 1 name the he lone star state after considerable opposition ferwn the t north texas was annexed to the union and became tho ole awen ty fy eighth state Q by seclure lIc newspaper spa atsatt |