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Marquis de Rubi's Report and His Recommendations
Rubi achieved high rank of Field Marshall and Knight Commander in the order of Alcantara. He arrived as part of the expedition of Juan de Villabla. He was sent to new Spain to organize regular army in colonial militia units. -
Philip Nolan
Philip Nolan presented a plan to the Baron de Caronaelet to capture mustangs and wild horses. The plan was to market them in St. Louis. He was arrested in 1800 for suspicious behavior by Spanish officials. -
Merger of Coahuila y Texas
The national colonization law of August 18, 1804 stipulated that those who wanted to colonize Texas should make arrangements with the legislators of the individual states, not the federal government. The state colonization law of March 24, 1825 stated that Americans could settle in the state but Mexicans had first choice of land. In response to troubles in Texas, the Centralists implemented the Law of April 6, 1830, which voided the contracts not in compliance. -
Father Miguel Hidalgo
He ordered arrest of the native spaniards in Dolores. Then he called the Indians and mestizos of the town to Mass. He then made a speach known as the Grito de Dolores, where he called for rebellion so that Mexicans, rather than Spaniards, could govern Mexico. -
Jose Gutierrez de Lara
He wanted to establish a rebellion government in Texas. He wanted to use Texas as a base for effecting the liberation of Mexico. In April 1812 the set out for Texas. -
Augustus Magee
He resigneed from the United States army and immediately began recruting for the Gutierrez de Lara.The Gutierrez de Lara's mission was to conqure Texas. He left on Aug 2, and crossed the Sabine River on Aug 8. He was later joined by Gutierrez with the loot of Juan Jose Manual Vicente, Zombrano. -
Battle of Medina
The battle was fought between the republican forces of the Gutierrez magee expidition and spanish royalist army under Gen. This bloody battle took place 20 miles South of San Antonio in a sandy oak forrest called El Encinal de Medina. The Republicans lost the battle. -
Dr.James Long
In 1817 he lead the wrong expidition to conqure Texas. After that happened Dr.James long was imprisioned in San Antonio and in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. He went to Mexico city in 1822 to plead his case. -
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte took over Galveston, Tx. He set a rival base against d'Aury. He became a part of the Mexican and turned against Spain. -
Mexican Federal Constitution
Constitutional government in Texas began with the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824. To some degree it was patterned after the United States Constitution. It resembed more Spanish Constitution of 1812. -
State Constitution
The Constitution of 1824 of the Republic of Mexico provided each state in the republic frame it's own constitution. The former spanish province of Texas and state of Coahuila were combined as the state of Coahuila and Texas. The legistation for the new state was organized in Saltillo in August 1824. -
State Colonization Law of 1825
Mexico adopted a federal system similar to that of the United States. The federal congress passed the National Colonization Law on August 18, 1824. This law and the state law of the Cohuila and Texas became the basis of all colonization contracts.
