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3 giorni fa · The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
2 giorni fa · He was re-elected in 1833, then narrowly lost in 1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas (then the Mexican state of Tejas) shortly thereafter. In early 1836, he took part in the Texas Revolution and died at the Battle of the Alamo .
- Pioneer, soldier, politician
- William Fitzgerald
5 giorni fa · The defiant phrase reemerged in the 1835 Battle of Gonzales during the Texas Revolution. The Mexican government demanded the return of a cannon given to the Gonzales colonists for their protection. In response, the settlers unfurled a flag with the audacious phrase, “Come and Take It,” setting the stage for the subsequent clash and giving birth to a symbol of unyielding defiance against ...
1 giorno fa · Texas, constituent state of the U.S. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. It is bordered on the north by Oklahoma, on the northeast by Arkansas, on the east by Louisiana, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by New Mexico.
4 giorni fa · James Fannin led the rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence. Fannin moved to Texas in 1834 from Georgia. When the Texas Revolution erupted in 1835, his ambition put him at the center of the action.
2 giorni fa · 1835–1836: Texas Revolution results in Texas's independence from Mexico. 1839–1842: First Opium War begins. 1846–1848: Mexican–American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States. 1848: February Revolution overthrew Louis Philippe's government.
2 giorni fa · William Barret Travis. 1809–March 6, 1836. William Barret Travis was only twenty-six years old when he died defending the Alamo. He came from Alabama just five years before, in 1831, leaving behind a failed career and marriage. Texas, a land he came to love, gave Travis a new life—and an early death. Travis clashed with ...
