Pass Cavallo (Texas)
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Pass Cavallo, alternately known as Cavallo Pass, is one of five natural water
French colonization of Texas
In 1684, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle came ashore on the Texas Gulf Coast at this point establishing the first French colony.[4] In 1686, La Salle's illustrious barque ― La Belle ― navigated the barrier island waterway of the Pass Cavallo.[5]
Illustrations of Pass Cavallo
References
- ^ "Matagorda Bay". Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Matagorda Island Lighthouse - Port O'Connor ~ Marker Number: 23382". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3776-4.
- ISBN 978-1-932098-66-2.
- ^ "La Belle: The Ship That Changed History". The Story of Texas ~ Becoming Texas. Bullock Texas State History Museum.
External links
- "Cavallo Pass". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- Fly over of Pass Cavallo - Port O'Connor Texas on YouTube
- "NOAA Nautical Chart 11319" [Cavallo Pass, Texas]. NOAA Office of Coast Survey. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.