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The Casas Revolt
The beginning of the Casas Revolt. Many families did not participate, because they were unwilling to risk alienating their Government, although the Government might not be as responsive as they wanted it to be. Casas arbitrary rule antagonized members of San Antonio’s elite families who rallied around a native of Bexar who had aspirations of his own. -
Recruiting the Republic Army
Gutierrez de Lara was not discouraged by the defeat of the rebellion in the earlier months. He travelled to the United States, where he failed to obtain overt assistance from the U.S. administration. He did however receive tactic approval for his plans. By the spring of 1812, he was back in Louisiana where he met with local authorities and began recruiting what eventually becalmed the Republic Army of the North. He collaborated with U.S. army officer Augustus Magee, a graduate of West Point. -
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The Expedition
Guitierrez de Lara led an expedition across the Sabine River. The expedition arrived in Nacogdoches to find the local troops unwilling to fight. The Republic army of the North took Santisima Trinidad de Salcedo. Guitierrez and Magee turned Southeast to La Bahia where they occupied the presidionin early November. Between November and February the royalist besieged La Bahia, but were unable to dislodge the insurgents who finally went after Salcedos army as it retreated to Bexar. -
The Republic Army took San Antonio
Republic Army of the North took San Antonio. Salcedo and his subordinates, a total of 14 gachupines, were assassinated a few miles outside of Bexar as they were being escorted out of the province. Many Anglo Americans were outraged by the brutal action. -
Battle of the three Tree
The battle of the Three trees were fought between Lafittes men and the Karankawa Indians. 30 Karankawa were killed, while many others fled across the bay to Galveston island. Shipwrecked sailors on the Island were killed by the Karankawa, not out of loyalty to the Spaniards but in defense to their territory. -
French outpost
A large group of Napoleonic exiles attempted to establish a French outpost on the Trinity River. Lille and led more than 150 men and a few women and children to a spot near the present town of Liberty, where they built a fort called Champ d’ Asile. Lille and claimed that his followers were peaceful agricultural colonists, their encampment had military nature with 600 muskets and 12,000 cartridges, and the failure of the colonist to clear land and plant crops point to other purpose. -
The Long expedition
The first Long expedition began when an advance party of 120 men occupied Nacogdoches later in the month. Long arrived and organized a government that declared the independence of Texas on June 23, 1819. Document presumed to declare “The citizens of Texas have long indulged the hope that in the adjustment of boundaries of the Spanish possessions in America, and of the territories of the United States that they should be included within the limits of the latter. -
The revolt
Hidalgo addressed is church people by ringing the church bell in Dolores to call his parishioners to make an announcement about the revolution against the Spanish. The announcement also addressed the bad government. News of this revolt travelled quickly to the north. The speech wasn’t just an encouragement for revolt, but also a cry for help against racial inequality. -
Small army
Martinez entrusted Lieutenant Colonel Perez to lead a small army. Mustering 550 men, two cannons, 425 pack mules, and enough horses to provide each man with two or three remounts, the small army left Bexar. Their instructions were not only to drive out all foreigners from east Texas, but to punish any Indians in the area who had supported the intruders. -
Plan of Iguala
Agreement was finally reached for the separation of Mexico from Spain. The plan of Iguala, signed by Vicente Guerrero, and Agustin de Iturbide and consisted of three clauses: 1) continued special status of the Catholic Church in Mexican society, 2) Independence of Mexico as a constitutional monarchy, and 3) equality between peninsulares and criollos. This led up to Spanish Texas being non existent.