Alonzo Álvarez de Piñeda
The Spanish government had a big problem. Their explorer, Hernando Cortez, had turned into...
Lorenzo de Zavala – Vice President of the Texas Republic
Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sáenz was born October 3, 1788 in Tecoh, Yucatán....
Martin de Leon
Born in 1765 in Nuevo Santander (now the Mexican state of Tamaulipas), Martín De...
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Coronado explored New Mexico, the Texas plains, and Kansas searching for the fabled...
Juan Seguin
Juan Seguin is a Texas hero who tugs at my heart strings. Born...
José Antonio Navarro – Texas Patriot
Neither fortune nor misfortune describe a man. José Navarro had plenty of both, but...
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
Though it would be impossible to separate Hispanic Heritage from the overall history of...
El Diez y Seis de Septiembre
Why do some Texans celebrate El Diez y Seis de Septiembre (September 16), and...
My Annual Tribute to the Ugly-but-Useful Bois d’Arc Tree
I think that I shall never see A thing so scraggly as the bois...
The Original Texas Maverick
Texas has no shortage of legends and heroes, but Samuel Maverick so embodied the...