While I understand that, being from New Jersey, you donât know Texas historyâŚit is odd you cite it to someone who was raised in Texas with Texas History classes every year, growing up.
Your reference isnât accurate.
First, Coahuila y Tejas wasnât populated by Mexicans. The only people who lived there before Anglos were invited in by the newly created Mexico and Comanche. Some Apache in lower regions, but another story.
Mexico was a newly formed nation as of 1821, and after a long story of the Presidency changing hands, General Santa Ana (1822) was in charge and invited Anglos to settle under three conditions- they become Mexicans, convert to Catholicism, and fight Commanche natives. Previously, they had tried to get Mexicans to settle, but with little luck. It was far away, a dry desert, and Commanches were tough. In 1835. Texas began their independence at the Battle of Gonzalez and ended their fight for independence at the Battle of San Jacinto led by General Sam Houston in 1836. It wasnât until 1845 when Texas was annexed by the US after a formal petition from the Republic of Texas and in 1846, the Mexican-American war began.
So, as to make it easy for you to grasp:
-Mexicansâ didnât live in Bexar, the name that followed Coahuila y Tejas. They did own it, however.
-They asked anglos to come to live there to populate it (and to free slaves - longer story)
-The population of what is known as Texas declared independence from Mexico, fought a war, and gained it after capturing the President of Mexico, General Santa Ana and him signing Treaties of Velasco
-They formed the Republic of Texas
-Mexico changed their minds, despite the Treaty and didnât recognize Texas independence
-The Republic of Texas formally asked the United States to become a state
-Ten years later the US annexed the Republic of Texas and then fought a war with Mexico over the exact boundaries mainly involving the Rio Grande River
So, itâs not a valid comparison. I donât blame you; how would you know the basics of Texas history all the way up in New Jersey? You are remarkably confident in your lack of knowledge, however, but weâve addressed that before.
Best of luck in learning the basics of American history and catching up to the class, however.
