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Fredonian Rebellion
The settlers, led by Empresario Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and created the Republic of Fredonia near Nacogdoches. -
Mier Y Teran Report
The Mexican government sent General Manuel de Mier y Teran to investigate in Texas. He warned that unless the Mexican government took timely measures, settlers were certain to rebel. Many colonists hoped that he would make Texas a self-governing state within the Mexican republic. -
Decree of April 6, 1830
The Law of April 6, 1830 was initiated by Lucas Alamán y Escalada, Mexican minister of foreign relations, and was designed to stop the flood of immigration from the United States to Texas. -
Anahuac
Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn, a Kentuckian serving in the army of Mexico, chose a bluff overlooking the mouth of the Trinity River as the site of a new town and a fort. The place was to be called Anahuac. It was one of six outposts that the Mexican government planned to build at strategic entries into Texas. -
Convention Of 1832
The Convention of 1832 was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of the US from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Fredonia. The Resolution wasn't that the Texans were against Mexico its that they didn't like the abuses of the Mexican Officials. -
Santa Anna's Election
First presidency of Santa Anna, 1833–1835. Santa Anna was elected president on 1 April 1833, but while he desired the title, he was not interested in governing. Santa Anna retired to his Veracruz hacienda, Manga de Clavo. -
Convention Of 1833
The Convention of 1833 (April 1–13, 1833), a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas, was a successor to the Convention of 1832, whose requests had not been addressed by the Mexican government. -
Arrest Of Stephen F. Austin
Believing that he was pushing for Texas independence and suspect that he was trying to incite insurrection, Austin was arrested by the Mexican government in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He was taken to Mexico City and imprisoned. -
The Consultation
The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Tensions rose in Texas during early 1835 as throughout Mexico federalists began to oppose the increasingly centralist policies of the government.
