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Law of April 6, 1830
Picture LinkThis law was pretty much banning all immagration from the United States to Texas. (Texas was part of Mexico) Most of Mier Y Teran's recommandations were adopted for this law. -
Battle of Velasco
Battle of Velasco pictureThe Battle of Velasco was the first true military conflict between Mexico and settlers in Texas. It all started when Texan insurgents attacked Fort Velasco in what is now Freeport. -
Convention of 1832
The Convention of 1832 was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas. They met at San Felipe de Austin -
Convention of 1833
Another 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. -
Santa Anna’s seizure of the Mexican government
Santa AnnaPresident Pedraza convened the Congress of Mexico, and it elected Santa Anna as president on 1 April 1833. President Santa Anna appointed Valentín Gómez Farías as Vice-President and largely left the governing of the nation to him. Farías began to implement liberal reforms, mostly aimed against the army and the Catholic Church, which was the state religion in Mexico. Such reforms as abolishing tithing as a legal obligation, and the seizure of church property and finances. -
The Seige of San Antonio
In October-December of 1835, rebellious Texans laid siege to the city of San Antonio de Béxar, the largest Mexican town in Texas. There were some famous names among the besiegers, including Jim Bowie, Stephen F. Austin, Edward Burleson, James Fannin and Francis W. Johnson. After about a month and a half of siege, the Texians attacked in early December and accepted the Mexican surrender on December 9. -
Battle of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. The people fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troops. -
Consultation at San Felipe de Austin
The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 through March 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The tension in Texas got worst during early 1835 as throughout Mexico federalists began to oppose the increasingly centralist policies of the government. -
Runaway scrape
The Runaway Scrape was the name given to the flight and subsequent hostilities that occurred, as Texian, Tejano, and American settlers and militia encountered the pursuing Mexican army in the early year of 1836 -
The Battle of The Alamo.
The AlamoOn February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. Undaunted, the Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. After 13 days of fighting for freedom, we finally got deserved independence -
Fall of The Alamo
Fall of The AlamoRobert Potter was a witness of the Alamo falling. Sam Houston convinced the delegates to remain in Washington-on-the-Brazos to develop a constitution. -
Golliad Massacre
The Goliad Massacre, the tragic termination of the Goliad Campaign of 1836, is of all the episodes of the Texas Revolution the most infamous. They killed innocent people in the town of Golliad. -
Stephen F. Austin's Imprisonment
Stephen F. Austin pictureStephen F. Austin was imprisoned the day after the capture of Santa Ana. This was after the Republic of Texas won independence.
