The
Texas Revolution or
Texas War of Independence was fought from
October 2,
1835 to
April 21,
1836 between
Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of
Coahuila y Tejas.
Animosity between the Mexican government and the American settlers in Texas (who were called Texians) began with the Siete Leyes of 1835, when Mexican President and General Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón abolished the Constitution of 1824 and proclaimed a new anti-federalist constitution in its place. Unrest soon followed throughout all of Mexico, and war began in Texas on October 1, 1835, with the Battle of Gonzales. Early Texian success at La Bahia and San Antonio were soon met with crushing defeat at the same locations a few months later. Soon after, a Texian fort was overrun, and all save a few of the defenders were killed in the Battle of the Alamo.
The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles (32 km) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas. The Republic was never recognized by the government of Mexico, and during its brief existence, it teetered between collapse and invasion from Mexico. Texas was annexed by the United States of America in 1845, and it was not until the Mexican-American War that the "Texan Question" was resolved.
In 1810, a ten year war started after Napoleon deposed the Bourbons and installed his brother on the throne (1808).The Mexican War for Independence severed control that Spain had exercised on its North American territories, and the new country of Mexico was formed from much of the individual colonies that had comprised New Spain, including Spanish Texas.[1] A Mexican constitution was adopted on October 4, 1824, making the country a federal republic with nineteen states and four&_160;territories.[2] During the ten year Mexican War for Independence Mexico claimed that the boundaries which Spain had negotiated with the US in the Florida Purchase Treaty would continue to be the boundaries with the US. For its part, the Florida Purchase Treaty was ratified by Congress and went into effect on February 22, 1821 between the US and Spain. Spain finally recognized Mexican Independence in December 1836, after Santa Anna signed the peace treaty with Texas.
