History of Dallas

This article traces the history of Dallas, Texas, .
Territorial period
The Caddo inhabited the Dallas area before it was settled by Europeans, along with the rest of Texas, as a part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 16th century. The area was also claimed by the French, but in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty officially placed Dallas well within Spanish territory by making the Red River the northern boundary of New Spain.
One European who probably visited the Dallas area was Athanase de Mezieres in 1778. De Mezieres, a Frenchman in the service of the King of Spain probably crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River near present-day Fort Worth, having followed the western edge of the Eastern Cross Timbers from the Tawakoni Village on the Brazos River near present Waco. He then proceeded north to the Red River. He wrote:
It is worthy to note that from the Brazos River on which the Tuacanas are established, and until one reaches the river which bathes the village of the Taovayzes , one sees on the right a forest that the natives appropriately call the Grand Forest. ...it is very dense, but not very wide. It seems to be there as a guide to even the most inexperienced, and to give refuge in this dangerous region to those who, few in number and lacking in courage, wish to go from one village to another. - De Mezieres
De Mezieres' biographer, Bolton, was convinced de Mezieres was describing the Eastern Cross Timbers and the route would have him crossing the West Fork of the Trinity River between the present Fort Worth and Arlington.
Present-day Dallas remained under Spanish rule until 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain, and the area became part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Republic of Texas broke off from Mexico in 1836 and remained an independent country for nearly 10 years.

[@stumpchump7014]

Documentaries with the word 'Probably', used to describe an unsure event, should not be considered a documentary.

[@jonlambert76]

Gotta update these with a human narrator, and imagery that matches the narration.

[@jwgroh]

Sam Rayburn was the congressman who sneaked a ryder into a bill involving the southern trans continental rail line that dictated it went within 30 miles of downtown Dallas, after that the advent of air travel made it grow larger as it was perfect for a large airport.

[@jg90049]

Can't you clean up your sound track so it doesn't sound like it's all generated by a crappy computer?

[@ellentuton7642]

Wish pics matched narrative.

[@CoolBreezeAnthony]

Yes, a lot of repeated images.

[@greenvelvet]

Yeah between the robotic speech and the disconnected images, it's a disorienting experience

[@austinwaldrop2849]

You end it with a robot killed the 7/7 guy?! This was a great video but holy crap man, I live in Dallas and I remember 7/7 but like holy crap that is where you end the video? Good content man. Thank you for making this.

[@ChrisGageTX]

He glazed over the Mexican revolution in favor of some gun control legislation initiative.....in the last 5 seconds.

[@ChrisGageTX]

History history history history, then gun control plug.

[@austinwaldrop2849]

@@ChrisGageTX yeah the ending felt rushed.

[@CoolBreezeAnthony]

Dallas is the city with no limits. The future looks bright for Dallas.

[@deanchapman1824]

Water is a limit. They might have to build a new "lake" to be able to sustain the growth.

[@lisasdfwhightechworld9946]

@@deanchapman1824 The new Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin County is filling up.

[@JeffreyEpstein777]

notice how some buildings have incredible detail and the others are made of modern day brick?... you gotta wonder how they made such detailed buildings like our government buildings, or huge hotels... when we still had dirt roads and horse and buggies. Not to mention the lightbulb was invented after these castle type buildings were built...

[@Marcel-kn2mh]

With more than eight BILLION humans presently living upon planet earth, the creator couldn't find one human being that speaks English well? I don't believe what robots say; instead, I trust the perspective of Americans.

[@chrisofchris]

Computer voice is bad

[@adams8132]

Dallas, the only major city that has no real reason to exist. Sits in the middle of nothing, at the crossroads of nothing. Fort Worth, is similar.

[@sergii_real_estate]

I'm visiting, first time in Dallas, this city is so odd!!! Especially those wide roads built like they expect people to move here in huge numbers and make it like NYC.

[@deanchapman1824]

​@sergii_real_estate yeah!!! It can't be like NYC. For one, there's no bodies of natural water. For another, it's a car oriented area.

[@sergii_real_estate]

@@deanchapman1824 I also heard about utilities problem and particular electricity supply for entire city with new developments growing

[@lisasdfwhightechworld9946]

Dallas had an enormous amount of engineering talent in the 1950s and 1960s, and that created patents, wealth, and then jobs.

[@clayscloset2618]

@@sergii_real_estateyou do realize the wide roads are for cars not trying to be like ny why would we care to be?