"There between the clouds of dust come the soldiers of Joaquin de Arredondo. This is the frontier of Terror." 1867 poem by G. Prieto
Monthly Archives: July 2020
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A frequently forgotten document, Texas FIRST Constitution of 1813. See also First Declaration of Independence, 1813
NOTE: TEXAS’ FIRST DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, read aloud to the assembled public in Military Plaza, Presidio and Villa of San Fernando de Bexar (at what is now called the Spanish Governor’s Palace in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas) on the APRIL 6, 1813 Source: Niles, H., Ed. (July 17, 1813). The Weekly Register, Vol. 4. (A transcription of this document was found on the Portal of Texas History accessed through Texas Historical Commission at https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296840/. The Declaration of Independence together with the first Constitution of the State of Texas (April 17, 1813) can be found on pages 39-40 in the Documents of Texas History book, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296840/m1/52/.) Typist Peggy Weyel’s note: There are a few misspellings by modern standards. Examples: “conduced” and not “conducted,” “intrust” (1813) […]
De Lara spoke with President Jefferson and Secretary of state Monroe, receiving their monetary and military support for establishing a republican government in Texas.
A few of the many personalities involved with control of the Spanish Empire in (what would become) Texas.
Europe's Napoleonic Wars and the struggle for continued United States independence meet near San Antonio and wipe out more that 40% of the population of Texas.