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It was Mexico's first constitution after independence from Spain, establishing the country as a federal republic with a president, congress, and supreme court. -
n this date, the members of the Fredonian Rebellion in Nacogdoches signed a declaration of independence from Mexico. The rebellion was short-lived and unsupported by prominent Texians such as Stephen F. Austin, but it caused Mexican officials to pay closer attention to Texas. -
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Manuel de Mier y Terán issued a major report on Texas in 1829, but he also submitted later reports and letters in 1831 and 1832. The most famous report, the one that warned of the growing American influence and prompted the Law of April 6, 1830, was delivered around 1829 after his 1828 boundary expedition, with a final transcript from -
he resolutions were drafted by Texas colonists protesting Mexican government policies and the actions of Colonel John Davis Bradburn. The colonists declared their loyalty to Mexico and supported the Federalist cause of Antonio López de Santa Anna against the Centralist government. -
The Conventions of 1832 and 1833 were gatherings of delegates in Mexican Texas that addressed grievances against the Mexican government, primarily seeking greater political autonomy and immigration reform. -
while in Saltillo, Mexico. He had been accused of inciting rebellion after writing a letter suggesting Texas should form its own state government without federal permission -
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution, fought on October 2, 1835. The skirmish involved Texian settlers, who refused to return a cannon to Mexican soldiers, and is most famous for the iconic "Come and Take It" flag raised by the Texians. -
The Consultation of 1835 was a political assembly in Mexican Texas that aimed to address grievances with the Mexican government, but it led to the declaration of war and the establishment of a provisional government -
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal and bloody 13-day siege during the Texas Revolution, lasting from February 23 to March 6, 1836. Mexican forces, led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna, -
The Travis letter, also known as the "Victory or Death" letter, was a passionate plea for aid written by Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis on February 24, 1836, while commanding the Texian forces besieged at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas. -
The Constitutional Convention of 1836 was a meeting held during the Texas Revolution to establish an independent Texas. During this convention, delegates drafted and adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, created the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, organized the new ad interim government, and named Sam Houston as the commander-in-chief of the military -
he Battle of Coleto Creek was a two-day engagement fought on March 19–20, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. Texian forces, led by Colonel James Walker Fannin, were surrounded in an open prairie by a larger Mexican army under General José de Urrea. The battle ended in a Texian surrender and led to the subsequent Goliad Massacre. -
The Goliad Massacre was a tragic event during the Texas Revolution where approximately 425 to 445 Texian Army prisoners of war were executed by the Mexican Army on March 27, 1836, in the town of Goliad, Texas. The massacre, ordered by Mexican General and President Antonio López de Santa Anna, became a rallying cry for Texas independence. -
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive military engagement of the Texas Revolution, fought on April 21, 1836. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian army routed Mexican forces under General Antonio López de Santa Anna, securing Texas's independence. -
The Treaty of Velasco refers to two documents (one public, one secret) signed on May 14, 1836, between the ad interim President of the Republic of Texas, David G. Burnet, and the captured Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The treaties were intended to end the Texas Revolution, but they were never officially ratified by the Mexican government, which argued that Santa Anna had signed them under duress as a prisoner of war.