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Texas Cultural Influence
Cultural and Religious Influences on Texas
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Texas History: The area call Texas, before the coming of the European immigrants is thought to be inhabited by indigenous native Indians. In 1520 there were the exploration of the Spanish explores led by Alonso Alvarez de Pinedo. After the Spanish settled the land the French made many attempts to take over the land as ownership for themselves; they were not successful. In 1691 the Spanish declared Texas as a Colony, thereby appointing Texas with its first Governor Domingo Teran De Los Rios. Some years later Texas became a part of Mexico, but there were some disputes over land and Colonization in 1835, which led to the Texas Revolution. Texas, within three months defeated Mexico and

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