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Birth of Texas: An “Act of Nature” and the “Blue Nun”

Summary by The Huntsville Item
Our story begins in February of 1685, when René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, thinking he was near the mouth of the Mississippi River, sailed into Matagorda Bay far west of his intended target.

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Birth of Texas: An “Act of Nature” and the “Blue Nun”

Our story begins in February of 1685, when René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, thinking he was near the mouth of the Mississippi River, sailed into Matagorda Bay far west of his intended target.

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The Huntsville Item broke the news in on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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