Unit 4, Mexican Nationalism Flashcards
Empresario
Land Agents who helped recruit and bring in settlers
Stephen F. Austin
He became the first empresario in Texas and carried out his father’s idea to settle Anglos.
San Felipe de Austin
The capital of Stephen F. Austin’s colony.
The Old Three Hundred
They were the first families that moved to Texas
Three guarantees in Iturbide’s Plan de Iguala
Declare Mexico independent from Spain, make Catholicism the official religion, and make sure all Mexican people have equal rights
Adams-Onis Treaty
The Sabine River becomes the boundary of Texas and the US gets Florida. The US promise to leave Texas alone.
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara
He traveled to the US to help free Texas from Spanish rule. When he met Augustus Magee, they created the Republican Army of the North.
Describe the Battle of Medina
The Spanish overwhelmed the Mexican army, and they were all killed during battle or executed after.
The Louisiana Purchase
The US bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase?
It doubled the size of the US and they now shared a border with Texas
Bernardo de Galvez
He was the Spanish military governor of Louisiana and he helped the Americans by giving money and supplies, allowing them to use posts in New Orleans, and leading Spanish troops against the British
What area did Stephen F. Austin choose for his colony and why?
An area between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers because it had a warm climate, access to water, and rich soil.
1821
Mexico declares itself independent from Spain
1824
Mexico writes their constitution
Grandfather of Texas
Moses Austin
