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Founding of San Antonio
San Antonio had its first mission started by Fray Antonio at San Pedro Springs. -
Battle of Medina
The battle was between the republican forces and the Spanish royalist army. It happend when Mexico and Latin America revolted against Spain. The republican forces lost. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Spain gave Florda to America and set out a boundary between America and New Spain at the Sabine river. -
Mosess Austin recieves land grant from Spain
Moses travled to Spain to recieve a land grant, but the Spanish governor turned him down. After a couple more tries he finally got permission to settle 300 families , but died of an illness shortly afterwards. -
Stephen F Austin founded first anglo colony in Texas
Austin was the first colony to settle texas. He brought 300 families, His colony was the first and largest in Mexican Texas. -
Sephen F Austin settled the old 300
Stephen F Austin was the first Anglo empersario to setle 300 families in Mexican Texas. He finished what his father started. -
Mexico wins its independence from Spain
The people of New Spain did not like the economic and political ways of the spanish government, so the people revolted against Spain. -
James Long: Filibuster shot and killed, declared Texas independent from Mexico.
Long went on a filibuster mission to take Texas over, but he was defeated and later shot by a jail guard. -
Mexican federal constitution of 1824
Mexico's independence men wanted to establish a republic after the United States. -
Green Dewitt: established the town of Gonzalez
A Mexican empersario. He settled 400 catholic families in the new town of Gonzalez. -
Mier y Teran Report
Mier y Teran reports that Texas is becoming less Mexican and recommends more Mexican troops in Texas and sending in more European settlers into Texas. -
Mexican Pres Guerro ends Slavery in Texas
President Vicente Gruerro banned slavery in the Mexican republic , but exempted Texas. A few months later the Mexican government restricted anglo immigration and banned slaves from the republic. -
Law of April 6, 1830
The law was passed because people in Mexican Texas weren't following the general colonization law. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions States Settlers Support the Mexican Constitution of 1824
A group of Anglos lead by Travis started a war against Mexican general John Bradburn. Bradburn had arrested Travis and some of his men. Travises friends captured some Mexican calvary men and held them hosatge. When Bradburn counter attacked them the rebels fled to Turtle Bayou. They let go of the calvary men and waited for more troops. While waiting at Turtle Bayou the rebels made some resolutions talking about there actions.
