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Marques De Rubi
He was the son of a lieutenant general of the kingdom of Aragon. Rubi, achieved a high rank of field marshall and knight commander. He arrived in Veracruz on Novemeber 1 1764. Soon Rubi was the inspector of the frointer presidios. He crossed the Rio Grande July 1767. He inspected for 23 months and went a total of 7,600 miles. -
Philip Nolan
Philip Came to Texas during the 1970s . He presented a plan to the govener of Louisana to travel toTexas and capture Mustangs. The plan was approved. Nolan also soent lots of time exploring and mapping, He returned to Texas and was killed in a fight with spanish soilders near Waco, Tx. -
Father Hidalgo
He led the first revolt against spanish rule in Mexico. Hidalgo ordered the arrest of native spaniards on September 16, 1810. He rang the chuch bell and called a mass; he called for a rebellion so the Mexicans can govern. Later captured after he excommuned and degraded from preisthood, Father Hidalgo was shot by a rebel on July 31 or August 1 1811. Mexico was then later conqured by the French army; but the Mexican army defeated the French on May 5, 1862. Which is now Mexican Independance Day -
Jose Gutierrez De Lara
He became a merchant, black smith, and a property owner. He was susscesful in formenting revelution and was sent to recruit along the Rio Grande. He left Saltillo for the US on March 17, 1811. He resolved to continue his mission and in August 1811 he went to Louisana. In October he left for WashingtonDC with letters of introduction from John Sibley. He arrived December 11, 1811. -
Augustus Magee
He was an army officer. In 1809 Magee was credited with being one of the most informed young officers in the US army. He kept down freebootersof the nuetral ground, laying plans for an invasion. He resigned in 1812 and began recruiting a force called the Magee Expedition. They crossed the Sabine river August 8, 1812, and occupied the Trinidad on the Trinity River. -
Battle of Medina
This battle was fought on August 8, 1813 between the republican forces and a spanish royalist army. The bloodiest battle ever fought in Texas took place 20 miles south of San Antonio and was called El Encinal De Medina. The battle affected destinies of Spain. Mexico. the US, France, and England. Mexico and Latin America fought ,so did the US and England; and this was known to called the War of 1812. It was a four hour battle, and only less than 100 republicans survived. -
Jean Lafitte
He sailed and took over May 14, 1817. He was given money to start a rival base. He turned against Spain and supported Mexico. He called his settlement Galveztown in 1819. He became the president. Jean's colony grew and he had is own mansion. He also made a colony on the Trinity. -
Dr. James Long
Dr. James Long joined the U.S army to serve as a surgeon in the war of 1812. Long actually planned a fillbustering expedition to conquer Texas. He was in charge. After the final surrender, Long was imprisoned and he went to Mexico City to plead his case. He was shot in 1822 by a hired guard. -
Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824
Congress made the final interpetar of the document. The catholic religion was made state faith, and the church is supported by the public treasury. The president and vice president were elected to four year terms by bodies of state. Steven F. Austin conferred with the Mexican leaders who framed the consititution. -
State Colonization Law of 1825
After the fall of Iturbide, Mexico adopted a federal sysyem like the United States on August 8 1824. In the effect, the national law surrenderd to their states authority to set up regulation to dispose unexposed lands. Congress aggred to make no major change in immigration until 1840. -
Merger of Coahuila y Texas
The national colonazation law of August 18, 1824 determined how Texas would be peopled. In the case of Texas, an empresario would have to negotiate with Saltillo. They wrote a federal constitution of the U.S and Mexico on October 4, 1824. It stated that Americans can settle on any land but, Mexicans have first choice. The law of April 6,l 1830 voided empresario contracts. -
Constitution of Coahuila and Texas
The state of Coahulia and the former spanish province of Texas were combined as a state. The Catholic religion was made state religion and citizens were guarenteed liberty, security, property, and equality. Slavery was forebidden. An elaborate plan of government was also set up. The laws were only publish in spanish. It was finally published on March 11, 1827
