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Constitution of 1824
Catholic religion was the official religion in the constitution. The three branches of government were very similar to the U.S. Govt. There was no effort to define the rights of the states & local affairs were independent of the federal govt. S.F.A. converred w/ the Mexican leaders who framed the Constitution of 1824, & Erasmo Seguín represented Texas in the assembly. The Anglo‐Americans in Texas weren't represented,& the constitution was never submitted to a vote of the people for ratification. -
Fredonian Rebellion
This was a dispute between the MX government and the Edwards brothers. Haden received his grant in 1824 that entitled him to settle 800 families in and around eastern TX. He was to uphold land grants certified by the Spanish and MX govts. of colonists already living in the area.It offended the older settlers & the following year, MX canceled his contract. After it was cancelled,he friend-ed w/ Cherokee Indians & declared Republic of Fredonia. He failed trying to get TX to join his revolution. -
Mier Y Teran Report
President Guadalupe Victoria named General Manuel de Mier y Terán to lead a scientific & boundary expedition into TX.Their job was to observe the natural resources & Indians, to discover the number and attitudes of the Americans living there and to determine the U.S./Mexican boundary between the Sabine and Red river. The report on the commission stated that more garrisons to surround the settlements, closer trade ties with MX, and encouragement of more MX & European settlers. -
Guerrero Decree
Guerrero Decree abolished slavery throughout the Republic of Mexico. The decree reached TX on October 16, but the political chief, withheld its publication because it was in violation of the colonization laws. The news did alarm the Texans, who petitioned Guerrero to exempt TX from the law. On December 2 the Mexican Govt. notified the governor of Texas that no change would be made respecting the slaves in TX. The decree was never followed in TX. Texas colonists interests were not safe. -
Law of April 6, 1830
This law was designed to stop the flood of immigration from the U.S. to TX, which was a result of the Mier y Terán Report. The law forbade further introduction of slaves into MX, & intended to suspend the existing empresario contracts. S.F.A. protested the law to Mexican officials. He was able to convince the Mexican government to limit some parts of the law. Enforcement of this law resulted directly in the Anahuac Disturbances of 1832, the battle of Velasco, & the conventions of 1832 and 1833. -
Conflict of Anahuac
Col. Juan Davis Bradburn came to the Trinity River on Galveston Bay w/ orders to establish a garrison & a town. His job was to help the collector of customs and prevent the entrance of immigrants from the U.S. in accord with the recently passed Law of April 6, 1830. There were many problems with ship captains refusing to pay tariffs, the main issue was when William Travis and Patrick Jack were arrested. On the way, they found 19 men & held them hostage, to exchange them for the prisoners. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
A group of Anglo-American settlers staged a rebellion against Mexican rule in the town of Anahuac, near Galveston. John Davis Bradburn, had been appointed by Mexico to establish the town two years earlier in order to collect tariffs and duties, stop smuggling, and bring unruly Texans under Mexican law. They explained that their attack against the fort at Anahuac was not Anglos attacking a Mexican garrison, but Federalist sympathizers opposing a Centralist government as part of the civil war. -
Battle of Velasco
This was probably the first case of bloodshed in the relations between TX & MX. Henry Smith & John Austin, in charge of Texans who had gone to Brazoria to retrieve a cannon to use against the Mexican forces at Anahuac. The settlers fought the Mexican forces at Fort Velasco, who tried to prevent the passage of the boat carrying the cannon. The Mexicans were forced to surrender when they ran out of ammunition. When Mexicans surrendered, they returned to MX on a ship with colonists. -
Convention of 1832
It was held at San Felipe de Austin after the Anahuac Disturbances, the Battle of Velasco, & the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. 55 delegates elected S.F.A. president & they met from October 1 through October 6, 1832. The convention requested the extension of tariff exemptions, modification of the Law of April 6, 1830, to permit more general immigration from the U.S., donation of govt. lands for the maintenance of primary schools. Also, for organizing a militia & committees of vigilance, & safety. -
Convention of 1833
This convention met at San Felipe on April 1, the day that Antonio López de Santa Anna took control of Mexico. William H. Wharton presided over which petitioned for repeal of the anti‐immigration section of Law of April 6,1830, asked for more adequate Indian defense, judicial reform, & improvement in mail service, sought tariff exemption, & passed resolutions prohibiting African slave traffic into Texas. They also wanted to split Coahuila & Texas b/c the petition for statehood would be granted. -
Stephen F. Austin goes to Mexico
The Convention of 1833 elected Austin to deliver the petitions to Mexico City and argue for their approval. He persuaded the govt. to repeal the Law of April 6, 1830, and to promise important reforms in TX local govt. Austin was arrested at Saltillo in January, under suspicion of trying to incite insurrection in Texas. He remained a prisoner, shifting from prison to prison, until December 1834, when he was released but not allowed to leave Mexico City. (Date is when SFA imprisoned my MX's) -
The Consultation
It was held in San Felipe. This was a debate between the opposing factions that wanted to continue a diplomatic relations with MX, led by S.F.A. & the side that wanted to declare independence, led by William W. & Henry S. 3 issues dominated Consultation deliberations.The purpose of war, the power & structure of govt, & the virtues of different leaders. On Nov. 7 the Consultation established a provisional govt. upon the Constitution of 1824. Sam Houston was named commander of the army.
