Capital of Texas
The capital of Texas usually refers to Austin, Texas, the capital of the present-day U.S. state. Several other locations served as the capital of Texas prior to statehood:
Pre-Republic
[edit]- Monclova, first provincial capital of Texas, 1686, and again in 1833
- Los Adaes (modern day Robeline, Louisiana), 1721 to 1772
- San Antonio, 1772 to 1824
- San Felipe de Austin, now the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, headquarters of the Colony of Texas
Republic of Texas
[edit]- Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, March 1, 1836 to March 17, 1836
- Harrisburg, Texas, March 21 to April 1836
- Velasco, Texas, April 1836 to September 1836
- Columbia, Texas, October 1836, first capital of the elected government of the Republic of Texas
- Houston, Texas, 1837 to 1839
Modern-day Texas
[edit]- Austin, Texas, designated in 1839
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