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1821
With the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba, Mexico is free from Spanish control after 300 years as a Spanish colony and 11 years of revolution. -
1824
The Mexican government adopts the Constitution of 1824. Based on the United States constitution, Texians are, for the most part, in favor of the document. Texas and Coahuila are joined as a single Mexican state. -
1829
In his report to the Mexican government, Mier y Teran recounts that the Americans living in the Nacogdoches area outnumber Mexicans 10 to 1 and American influence is apparent throughout Texas. -
1832
Anglo-American settlers rebel against the Bustamente government. They adopt the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, pledging support for the
constitution and urge all Texians to support the patriots fighting under Santa Anna to defeat military despotism. -
1833
Texians convene in San Felipe de Austin for the Convention of 1833. Delegates write a state constitution for Texas and send Stephen F. Austin to Mexico City with a petition for statehood. Their
countrymen elect Santa Anna as the Federalist president of Mexico. -
1834
Santa Anna becomes dictator of Mexico, replacing the Federalist government with a Centralist government and disregards the Constitution of 1824. -
Feb 29, 1836
William Fairfax Gray, a Virginia land agent who traveled to Texas in 1836, recorded some of Texas' most historic moments in a diary. His daily entries give a look into the tension and turmoil he witnessed at the Convention of 1836. On this day, he writes, "A warm day, threatening rain from the south. Many other members are coming in, and it is now evident that a quorum will be formed tomorrow." -
Mar 17, 1836
"The [Convention] members are now dispersing in all directions, with haste and in confusion."
—William Fairfax Gray -
1837
The Republic of Texas is officially recognized by the United States, and later by France, England, the Netherlands and Belgium. -
1839
The Republic of Texas adopts its new flag.
