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In September 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo gave a speech called "The Cry of Delores". This encouraged Mexicans to revolt or go agesnt Spanish rule and have freedom. In 1821 the plan of iguana was born, this recognized Mexico independence from Spanish rule. -
Empresario Haden Edwards was going to take anglo settlers to Nacogdoches but found people already settled there. This made haden angry so he threatened the settlers and got his land grant canceled. Edward took over the Old Stone Fort in east Texas to show the others they weren't leaving without a fight. Austins militia helped put down the rebellion haden had made, and that became the first attempt by Texas settlers to secede from Mexico. -
The Mexican government sent general Meir y Teran to look at Texas lands after the Fredonian Rebellion, he noticed that the settlers where getting close to rebelling based of their behavior. The Mexican influence decreased, culture and language barriers created tension or conflict, and anglos outnumbered tejanos. Meir y Teran sent an urgent letter to the president explaining the situation by the time he had reached Nacogdoches. -
After the report Meir y Teran had sent, the law of April 6, 1830 was born. This law stopped all imigration, terminated all empresario contracts, outlawed bringing slaves, increased traffics on goods, and established military post in Texas. Alot of U.S settlers disliked this law including Stephen F. Austin, Erasmo Seguin, and Juan Seguin. -
American Juan Bradburn was the colonel of the
Mexican army, he was sent to Anahuac to set the Law of April 6, 1830. While he was there, Colonel Bradburn had unfairly imprisoned William B. Travis and others for undermining his authority, resulting in a fight between a group of Texans and
Mexican troops. Texans left the fighting at Anahuac to an area known as Turtle Bayou and sent
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When Mexico was fighting its civil war,
Texan delegates met in special
meetings called conventions in 1832
and 1833.The delegates agreed that Texans
were still loyal to Mexico.Stephen F. Austin was sent to Mexico City to present the Texans’ requests to
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When Austin arrived in Mexico City, the
Mexican government was dealing with a civil
war and an epidemic.While having to wait for the Mexican Congress to meet up and discuss Texas’ proposals, Austin wrote a letter to Texans to begin setting up their own state government.When Austin was finally able to meet with Santa Anna, the Mexican president agreed to U.S. immigration, but he did not approve of separate states for Texas. The Mexicans found the letter Austin had written, and he was arrested. -
The first battle of the Texas Revolution was when the citizens of Gonzales refused to give up a cannon to the Mexican army.Several years before the battle, the Spanish government had given each Texas city a
cannon to use for protection against
aggresive Native American tribes.When the Mexican government demanded the Texans in Gonzales surrender the cannon, Texas militia flew a flag that said “Come and Take It” and fired on the Mexican troops, the Texas Revolution had officially begun. -
The Consultation of 1835 was a convention of delegates from Texas that acted as a provisional government during the early Texas Revolution. Its main purposes were to decide the future of Texas and create an interim government. The delegates adopted a "Declaration of the Causes Which Impel the Texans to Take Up Arms" on November 7, 1835, affirming loyalty to the Mexican federal Constitution of 1824 with Henry Smith as governor and Sam Houston as commander-in-chief of the army. -
Santa Anna and thousands of
Mexican soldiers arrived in San
Antonio on February 23, 1836, and
began a 13-day siege.On March 6, the Mexican army
breached an outer wall and overpowered the Texian forces in a battle that lasted 90 minutes.The Alamo's defenders were comprised of a diverse group who
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On the second day of the siege, February 24, 1836, Travis called for reinforcements with this heroic message: I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch.The letter was written on February 24, 1836 by Lt. Colonel William Travis, asking for reinforcements as the Alamo was surrounded by the Mexican army. -
While at the convention and after learning
about the Alamo, Texas delegates wrote
the Constitution of 1836.The new constitution included the idea of popular sovereignty—that all political power comes from the people.This document divided government into three branches and included a bill of rights.Convention delegates also reformed their ad interim government to represent citizens until they could elect their leaders. -
General Houston urgently ordered Colonel
James Fannin to evacuate his troops and
retreat to the Guadalupe River as the
Mexican army moved towards Goliad. Colonel Fannin was slow to respond, and by the time he ordered a retreat, Mexican General José de Urrea had managed to capture a Texan force of 350 men.Fannin surrendered his men with Urrea’s
promise that they would be treated as
prisoners of war and would eventually be
released.Santa Anna ordered General Urrea to execute
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The Battle of Coleto Creek on March 19-20, 1836, was a decisive victory for Mexican forces led by General José de Urrea over Texian forces under Colonel James Fannin. Texian troops, who had been retreating from Goliad, were surrounded on an open prairie and forced to surrender after two days of fighting. This defeat was followed by the tragic Goliad Massacre, where Santa Anna ordered the execution of the captured Texians. -
Mexican General Martín Perfecto de Cos had
established headquarters in San Antonio,
and two months later, on December 5, 1835,
the Texan army attacked.On December 9, General Cos surrendered, and by December 10, he and the Mexican army were ordered to leave Texas. At this
point, Texians, or Anglo-American residents
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On May 14, 1836, Santa Anna and
David G. Burnet, interim president of
Texas, signed two treaties of Velasco.Burnet released Santa Anna to return to
Mexico, but after Burnet received death
threats, he decided to imprison him.The Mexican government refused to
accept the treaties and recognize Texas
independence since Santa Anna was a
prisoner when he signed them.The treaties never went into effect, and
Mexico still considered Texas to be in
rebellion.