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Convention Of 1833
The Convention of 1833 met at San Felipe on April 1, the day
that Antonio López de Santa Anna took control of Mexico. On April 6, 1830, they asked for more Indian defense, judicial reform, and
improvement in mail service, late tariff exemption, and passed
resolutions prohibiting African slave traffic into Texas. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
On June 12, 1832, settlers opposed to the rule of the Mexican commander John Davis Bradburn. Texas rebels learned that the Federalist had won an important victory under the leadership of Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna. -
Battle Of Valasco
the first case of bloodshed in the relations between Texas and Mexico. Henry Smith and John Austin, in charge of Texans who had gone to Brazoria to retrieve a cannon to use against the Mexi‐ can forces at Anahuac. The Mexicans ran out of ammunition and were
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The Convention of 1832
The Convention of 1832 was held at San Felipe de Austin after the Anahuac Disturbances, the Battle of Velasco, and the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. In October 1 through October 6, 1832, fifty‐five delegates elected Stephen F. Austin for president. -
S.F.A Goes To Mexico City
The Convention of 1833 elected Austin to deliver the petitions to
Mexico City and argue for their approval. Austin was arrested at Saltillo in January, under suspicion of trying to incite insurrection in Texas, and taken back to Mexico City. No charges were made against him, no court would accept jurisdiction of his case, and he remained a prisoner, shifting from prison to prison, until December 1834, when he was released but not allowed to leave Mexico City. -
The Consultation
The Consultation was held in San Felipe 1835. This served as a debate between the opposing factions that wanted to continue a diplomatic relations with Mexico. Three issues dominated Consultation deliberations the purpose of the war, the power and structure of government, and the virtues of different leaders.
