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Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

By julio1504

  • Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

    Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
    Believing that he was pushing for Texas independence and suspect that he was trying to incite insurrection, Austin was arrested by the Mexican government in January 1834 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He was taken to Mexico City and imprisoned.