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The Alamo
Who: The Second Flying Company of San Carlos del Alamo de Parras
What: The light calvary unit from Coahuila invaded abandoned buildings of Mission San Antonio de Valero.
When: 1803
Where: San Antonio, Texas. The place we now call The Alamo
Why: Violation of Spanish territory
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War of 1812
Who: United States settlers.
What: The War of 1812
Where: Spain's North American domains now known as the Florida parishes of Louisiana.
Why: American settlers came into a region that had been Spanish territory but which until recently had been claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana purchase.
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American Constitutionalism
Who: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
What: unofficial Independence of Mexico from Spain
When: September 16, 1810
Where: Dolores, Texas
Why: Conspirators believed that Mexico should be governed by Mexicans rather than peninsulares.
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The Casas Revolt
Who: Juan Bautista de las Casas
What: Province's leading families was unwilling to risk alienating a government that they thought still had to pay for the defense of Texas against enemy Indians.
When: January 21, 1811
Where: San Antonio, Texas
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Leadership of the war against Spain
Who: Father Jose Maria Morelos
When: March 21,1811
Where: U.S.
Why: He abolished slavery and drafted a constitution for Mexico. He led a more realistic grasp and better organization skills. -
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The Constitution of 1812
Who: Governor Salcedo
Where: Spain
Why: Attempting to implement political reforms coming from Spain. It was a liberal document that created equality among all citizens of the empire, established constitutional monarchy, and divided the empire into provinces.
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Arredondo and Toledo
Who: Joquin Arredondo and his 1,800-man army and Jose Toledo and this 1,400-man army
When: August 18, 1813
Where: Few miles south of Medina River, near the Laredo-San Antonio Road.
Why: Viceroy Calleja was determined not to allow the murders of Salcedo and the other Spaniards to go unavenged or have Texas remain in the hands of insurgents and foreigners.
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Plan of Iguala
Who: Plan signed by Augustin and Vincente
What: Separation of Mexico from Spain
When: February 24, 1821
Where: Mexico
Why: Augustin de Inturbide was sent to crush the leading rebel Vincente Guerrero, instead they came to an agreement of separation.
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The National Colonization Law
Who: Seguin
What: The law reserved to the national government approval of all foreign settlement within a twenty-league reserve along international borders and ten leagues along the coast.
When: 1824
Where: San Antonio, Texas
Why: Because Seguin came to Texas from Mexico City and seen that the national government's dysfunctional militated against territorial status.
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