Texas, history of

Texas has been settled since 10,000 B.C., but it wasn’t until 1519 that Europeans discovered this area. Spain was the first government that ruled over this land. Since the Spanish explorer made a map of the Texas coast in 1519 the state has had eight changes of government. “Texas is the second-largest state in the United States with 261,914 square miles.”1 It is also the second most populated state in the United States with over twenty million …

…historic courthouses, frontier forts, cemeteries, churches, historic homes and buildings, Texas Revolution battle sites and more. There are more than 700 local history museums, 40,000 recorded archeological sites and more than 2,000 sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In conclusion, Texas has so many historical landmarks, national parks, and the like, that I would recommend anyone to visit Texas. It is a region full of history. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** make one up, its not that hard