Mexican Texas Flashcards
What is Stephen F. Austin’s nickname?
“Father of Texas”
What is Moses Austin’s nickname?
“The Grandfather of Texas”
What are empresarios?
Land agents that helped recruit and bring settlers to an area
What is the capital of Stephen F. Austin’s colony?
San Felipe de Austin
What agreement did empresarios make with the Mexican Government?
settle a specific number of Catholic families on a defined land grant within six years.
How were the Spanish and Anglo settlements different?
The Spanish had to get approval and the Anglo didn’t
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
It was the treaty that ended the neutral ground
What did the U.S. get from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Sabine river is the new boundary of Texas
Florida
What did the U.S. get from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
U.S. promises to leave Texas alone
How did France losing the 7 year war affect Texas?
France loses Louisiana
France is no longer a colonial power in North America
Spain doesn’t need East Texas missions & presidios
Marques de Rubi
King Charles III told him to inspect all the missions to see if they are still necessary
What were Rubi’s recommendations?
Texas missions be abandoned, except San Antonio & Goliad
All settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio.
Gil Y’Barbo
East Texas settlers were furious about being forced to leave their homes. Y’Barbo decided to lead his people back to East Texas without permission from the governor
What is Nacogdoches?
Gil Y’Barbo founded the settlement of 350 settlers at the location of the abandoned East Texas missions.
Why did settlers colonize
for cheap land, to escape debt, or for an adventure.
Martin De Leon
Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded town Victoria
Green DeWitt
American empresario who settled 166 American families and founded the town of Gonzales
Colonization Law of 1825
Goal: Increase the population
People begin flocking to Texas. GTT (Gone to Texas becomes a big thing)
Stephen F. Austin
first empresario
The Spanish sent Erasmo Seguin to help him pick land for his settlement.
Moses Austin
bring Anglo American families to settle in Texas because he believes Americans want cheap land
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Texas is NOT a separate state due to the small population
Created the state of Coahuila y Tejas
19 states and 4 territories
Catholicism is the official religion
Federal Republic (Elect people)
Treaty of Cordoba
declaring Mexico independent from Spain.
Texas becomes apart of free Mexico
Agustin de Iturbide
issued a plan to establish a Mexican empire
Plan de Iguala: (Agustin’s plan)
Declare Mexico independent from Spain.
Mexican people would have equal rights
Catholicism would be the official religion of Mexico
Bernardo de Gálvez
Spanish military governor of Louisiana, aided the Americans in the war effort
How did Bernardo de Galvez
Allowed American ships to use ports in New Orleans
Gave supplies and money
Led Spanish troops against the British along the coast.
What are filibusters
Filibusters are people who go to another country and try to take it over by waging war. They do this WITHOUT the support of their home country.
Philip Nolan
The First Filibuster, Came to Texas to capture wild horses, and Spain thought he was a American spy
Challenges to Spanish Rule
Life was challenging for those living in New Spain because:
Distance:
Spain was too far away to help citizens in New Spain.
Taxes:
Spanish King forced colonists to pay heavy taxes and he took money from their churches.
Poverty:
Colonists were excluded from the best jobs,
Father Miguel Hidalgo
called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence from Spain. This was called his “Grito de Dolores”, which means “A cry of pain”.
Father Miguel Hidalgo nickname
Father of Mexican Independence
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the United States in 1811 to get help freeing Texas from Spanish rule. He met Augustus Magee and together they created the Republican Army of the North.
Who created the Republican Army of the North
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara and Augustus Magee
The Battle of Medina
The BLOODIEST Battle in Texas History
The BLOODIEST Battle in Texas History
The Battle of Medina
Why was The Battle of Medina The BLOODIEST Battle in Texas History
Commanded by General Arredondo, the Spanish overwhelmed the Republican Army. They were all killed during the battle or executed after it.
Texas remained under Spanish control for another seven years.
Jean Lafitte
Moved to Galveston claiming to support the rebels.
BUT… he was more interested in stealing valuable Spanish cargo
Why was Galveston an ideal base of operations against the Spanish fleet in the Gulf of Mexico
REMOTE LOCATION
Dr. James Long
THE LAST FILIBUSTER IN TEXAS
The Long
Expedition
shot and killed
The Long
Expedition
The group declared Texas independent and elected Dr. James Long as its president
