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Texas Independance
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Mexican Independance
Treaty of cordoba was signed granting mexico independance -
S.F.A. land grant approved
The push to obtain texas -
Coahuila y Tejas Joined
The Constitution of 1824 combined the former Spanish provinces of Coahuila and Texas into a single Mexican state. This would lead to many problems for Texas citizens as they had little voice in or help from the Mexican government. Separate statehood for Texas depended on increased population, a factor that helped drive colonization. -
Fredonian Rebellion
On this date, the members of the Fredonian Rebellion in Nacogdoches signed a declaration of independence from Mexico. The rebellion was short-lived and unsupported by prominent Texians such as Stephen F. Austin, but it caused Mexican officials to pay closer attention to Texas. -
Law of April 6, 1830
After Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán visited Texas and gave his recommendations to the Mexican Government for the future of Texas, the result was the creation of the Law of April 6, 1830. The Law contained many articles, but the one that greatly angered Texians prohibited further immigration into Texas from the United States. Although Stephen F. Austin managed an exemption for his empresario grant, it further deteriorated relations between Texians and the Mexican government. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
After a dispute over runaway slaves left William B. Travis and his law partner imprisoned by Mexican Colonel John Bradburn at Fort Anahuac in the first Anahuac Disturbance, a group of men gathered at Turtle Bayou to attempt a rescue. A skirmish ensued, and in an attempt to justify their actions, the insurgents signed the Turtle Bayou Resolutions that claimed their actions were in support of Antonio López de Santa Anna.