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Chapter 3 Cultura
Texas
Texas
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Capital: Austin
Populación: 20 Millónes
Moneda: dólar
estadounidense
Economía: productos
químicos (chemical
products), comestibles
(food), equipos de transporte
(transportation equipment),
productos petroleros (oil
products), computadoras
(computers), ganado (cattle),
frutas (fruits)
OIL
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Oil was discovered in
1894 in the small farming
community of Corsicana,
located south of Dallas, as
workers drilled for a town
well. Instead of water, the
struck oil and the Texas
oil boom began. Today,
Texas leads the nation in
refining crude oil.
Historia
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Did you know that over the course of history, Texas has
been ruled by six different governments: France, Spain,
Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States, and
the United States of America?
In 1821, when Mexico won independence from Spain, Texas
became part of Mexico. The Mexican government allowed
U.S. settlers onto the land. In 1836, these settlers
outnumbered Mexicans six to one. They declared their
independence, which they won that same year, creating an
independent nation: the Republic of Texas. In 1845, Texas
became the 28th state of the United States, but in 1861, it
seceded from the Union to join the Confederacy in the Civil
War. Texas was readmitted into the Union in 1870.
Geography- Texas
Places to know:
• Austin (capital)
• Dallas
• San Antonio
• Houston
• El Paso
• El Parque Nacional Big
Bend
• El Valle de Texas
• Isla Padre
• Mexico
• Gulf of Mexico
Geography
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El Golfo de Mexico
stretches 367 miles along
the Texas shores. The
coast is home to barrier
islands such as Padre
Island, as well as several
deep-water ports like
Houston, Corpus Christi,
Texas City and Beaumont.
The Central and Great Plains
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These plains are home to
some of the largest
ranches in the United
States. Thanks to
Mexican vaqueros
(cowboys), cattle and
sheep quickly became a
part of Texas culture.
Today 20% of U.S. wool
comes from sheep raised
in Texas.
El Valle de Texas
(The Valley of Texas)
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The state fruit, la toronja
roja or the red grapefruit,
is cultivated in the Valley
of Texas.
El Parque Nacional Big Bend
(Big Bend National Park)
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This park, located on the
border with Mexico, is
named Big Bend because
the Rio Grande River
makes a large curve in
the shape of a U.
Major Cities
 Dallas
 Dallas
is the center of International Commerce for the
state.
 San
Antonio
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multicultural city if famous for the Paseo del Rio.
 Houston
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Port of Houston has the United States’ largest
number of International Trade by sea.
La arquitectura
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La Biblioteca Central de
San Antonio (The central
Library of San Antonio)
was designed by famous
Mexican architect Ricardo
Legorreta.
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La Comida
Las Quesadillas: Mexican
food has influenced a lot of
the Tejano food.
Tostaditas con salsa (Chips
& Salsa) Is the tentempié
oficial (official snack) of
Texas.
Chile con carne is the
official state dish of Texas.
It was first served to ranch
hads as a way to save
money. It is usually served
with a tortilla.
El Barbacoa al estilo tejano:
This is the most typical style
of food in Texas.
Las Celebraciones
El Rodeo: Texans are famous for
their cowboy culture. In rodeos
they practice the art of riding a
horse and controlling herds of
cattle.
 El Cinco de Mayo: Is celebrated
every year with festivals all over
Texas and Mexico. It
symbolized the unity of Mexico.
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Sabias que…
Tejas or Texas comes from the Caddo indigenous
word tashas meaning friend.
 Tranquility Park in Houston is named for the
location where the astronauts landed on the moon.
Houston’s LBJ Space Center oversaw the first moon
expedition.
 Four U.S. Presidents have come from or lived in
Texas: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson,
George Bush and George W. Bush.
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