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Marques de Rubi was an odd man. He wanted to kill all of the Lipan Apache. He also wanted to abandon the entire area of east Texas.
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Philip Nolan commanded an expedition to Texas to capture Mustangs. He was suspected of Treason because he spent a lot of time with a US general. Also, he made maps. He was arrested in 1800. He died in a fight. His men were sentenced to one was to die and the other were to serve ten years of hard labor.
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Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a leader in the Mexican Revolution. He led the first revolt against the Spanish. On August 1, 1811, he was executed as a rebel
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Jose Gutierrez co-commanded an expedition with Augustus Magee. Jose went looking for help in the US. He arrived in the States on Dec. 11, 1811
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Augustus Magee and Jose Gutierrez de Lara commanded an expedition. They entered Nacogdoches. Augustus died of either Malaria or consumption.
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This battle was one of the bloodiest in the Mexican Revolution. The Republican Army had about 1400 men. The spanish had 1830 men. The Republicans camped south of the city so they could spare it from damage.
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Dr. James Long commanded an expedition to conquer Texas. He was originally a surgeon in the US Army. His expedition failed and he was shot and killed in 1822
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Jean Lafitte occupied Galveston Island for Mexico. He was told to leave by President Monroe. He had to leave because of the Louisiana Purchase.
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The Mexican federal constitution was patterned after the US constitution. But, it resembled the Spanish Constitution of 1812. They made Catholicism the state region. The Church was supported by the treasury.
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The Merger was passed on Aug. 18, 1824. It superseded the Imperial Colonization Law. In addition, it also determined how Texas would be peopled.
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Mexico adopted a federal system similar to the US. The law was passed on March 25, 1825. They could stop immigrants from coming in for security reasons.
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In this constitution, Texas was declared the district of Bexar. Slavery was forbidden. It was published March 11, 1827.
