Events

"Teaching the Spanish Colonial and Mexican National Periods in Texas History" will take place over Zoom from 1:00–3:00 p.m. CT on July 9, 10, and 11.

This three-part series will offer teachers new windows into the transformations that both Spain and Mexico brought to Texas and provide a collection of curriculum materials bringing innovative perspectives into the classroom. Taught by historian Andrew Torget (University of North Texas) and master teacher Courtney Abubakar, this series will explore how the spectacular rise and fall of Spain in Texas created endemic problems that Mexico simply could not escape, setting the stage for the United States's colonization of Texas and a transformation of the region during the 1820s.