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Mexico gains its Independence from Spain. -
After winning the battle against Spain Mexico divided the governments into three branches. The new consitution included: two-house legislature, allowing voters to elect representatives, Catholicism is the official religion, and the new state Coahulia y Tejas. -
Haden Edwards was an empresario who had premission to bring in settlers. He noticed people on his land and threatened to sell their land if they didn't have a title. Edwards declared his area as his own which was the first attempt to leave from Mexico. -
Mexican government sent Mier y Teran to report on Texas. Mexico's influence was decreasing the more he moved North. The Anglo settlers outnumbered Tejanos 10 to 1. Culture differences created tension. An urgent letter was sent to the Mexican president in Texas that they were going to rebel. -
The Mexican government issued the law after. They stopped immigration, terminated all Anglo empresario contracts , outlawed bringing slaves to Texas, and increased tarrifs.Tejano, Erasomo , Juan, and Jose disliked the law. Once slaves turned 13 they would be free. Military posts in Texas. -
Colonel of the Mexican Army was sent to Anahac to enforce the law. They imprisoned William B. Travis resulting in a clash between Texans and Mexican troops. Opposed support San Anna, are loyal to consitution of 1824. -
Caused Texans to meet in San Felipe. Stephen F. Austin led a group that supported the Consitution of 1824. Texans were upset about the new laws and wanted to be seperated from Coahulia.
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The Civil war and Cholera epidemic. Austin wrote a letter encouraging Texans to build their own state government. Austin met Santa Anna. They did not approve of seperate statehood. Mexican authorites intercepted and put Austin in jail for a year. -
Texas representatives voted against independence from Mexico. They met across Texas. -
Gonzales's cities refused to give the Mexican army a small cannon. Spanish government gave each Texas city a cannon for protection. Small Texas militia flew a flag that said, "Come and take it." They fired Mexican soilders along the Guadalupe River. -
Santa Anna- Thousands of soilders- Arrived Feb. 23, 1836. 13-day siege. March 6- Mexican army breached an outer wall and overpowered Texians. Battle lasted 90 min. Alamo's defenders- Comprised diverse group- Came together. Mexicans who were Native San Antonios U.S. and European immigrants who settled in Texas. -
William B. Travis sent Juan Seguin as a courier to help the Alamo. They vow to never surrender. -
Citizens could elect their leaders. David Burnet- president of Texas Lorenzo de Zavala- vice president- of San Houston- General of Texas army. March 2, 1836- independence Day. George C, Childress- grievances. -
James Fannin took 300 soilders to the Alamo, but they get surrounded by the Mexican General Urrea at the Coleto Creek. They are forced to surrender. -
General Houston- Colonel James Fannin evacuated his troops while the Mexican army moved towards Goliad. General Jose de Urrea captured 350 men, Texas Force prisoners of war- Fannin surrendered his men- Urrea promised to treat them as prisoners. San Anna ordered General Urrea to execute all Texas prisoners. -
Sam Houston spent two weeks training 900 men. April 21, 1836. Santa Anna's army had 1,000 soldiers.Anna's army camped and Houston decided to attack the Mexican Army. Natural landscape. -
After the defeat of Santa Anna they were forced to sign the treaty and Texas was now declared as independent. The Rio Grande was now the southern border.