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Marguis de Rubi's Report
Reached San Antonio de Bexar on August 24, 1767. Rubi went to Mexico City in 1765. His report was inspiring. It is unknown when he died. -
Philip Nolan
In 1800 Philip Nolan was arrested. Nolan was killed in a fight with the spanish soldiers.The men marched to Mexico and there condemned for violations of spanish law. -
Jose Gutierrez
Jose Gutierrez was commisioned by the rebels in 1811. In 1812 he made plans for the liberation of Texas and Mexico. Jose died in 1841. -
Augustus Magee
Augustus Magee graduated from the military states academy. He resigned from the united states army and also left Natchitoches. He died in 1813. -
Battle of Medina
The Battle of Medina was fought in 1813. The bodies of the republican warriors lost in battele were left to lay 9 years on the battlefield. Provinicias Interras organized an army of 1,030 men. -
Jean Lafitte
In 1816 Texas and Galveston declared part of the Mexican Replublic. Lafitte took over in 1817. A hurrican merged present day Galveston Island in 1835. -
Dr.James Long
Dr.James Long was a surgeon in the war. He was captured in 1819 and was brought to prison for a time in San Antonio and in Monterrey. In 1822 he was shot by a guard, but they claimed it was an accident. -
Father Miguel Hildalgo
Miguel Hidalgo is known as the father of Mexican independence. Hidalgo was captured as a rebel and killed in 1811. Mexico did not become independent until 1821. -
State Constitution
The constitution devided the state into three departments. Slavery was forbidden after promugation of the constitution. Citizenship was defined and its forfeiture outlined. -
Mexican Federal Constitution
The Mexican Federal Constitution started in 1824. The president could prolong the regular session for an additional thirty days. They were required to separate executive, legislative and judicial functions. -
State Colonization Law
Congress passed the national colonization law in 1825. All state laws had to conform to this act to the federal constitution. Congress agreed to make no major change in the policy of immigration in 1840. -
Merger of Coahuila y Tejas
The national colonization law was supposed to be the imperial colonization law. The national colonization law resulted from a federalist political philosophy. Slaves wer not to be imported from the U.S.A.
