Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Količina 16Texas State Historical Association, 1913 |
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Stran 13
... desire to establish connection with La Florida , by rumors of the silver deposit called El Cerro ( or La Sierra ) de la Plata , and in pur- suit of Indians . Soon after Sosa's expedition up the Pecos , a party of eight men from Saltillo ...
... desire to establish connection with La Florida , by rumors of the silver deposit called El Cerro ( or La Sierra ) de la Plata , and in pur- suit of Indians . Soon after Sosa's expedition up the Pecos , a party of eight men from Saltillo ...
Stran 17
... desire to reach another land reputed to be rich but as yet untrod , the Great Kingdom of the Texas . From the south , meanwhile , the frontier had slowly expanded across the lower Rio Grande through the search for the Cerro de la Plata ...
... desire to reach another land reputed to be rich but as yet untrod , the Great Kingdom of the Texas . From the south , meanwhile , the frontier had slowly expanded across the lower Rio Grande through the search for the Cerro de la Plata ...
Stran 30
... desire of gain , so the news of the struggle going on in Texas drew thither thousands actuated by various motives.3 The eagerness to take up arms is shown by the readiness with which the call for volunteers to re - enforce General ...
... desire of gain , so the news of the struggle going on in Texas drew thither thousands actuated by various motives.3 The eagerness to take up arms is shown by the readiness with which the call for volunteers to re - enforce General ...
Stran 31
... desire for land was only one of several motives which influenced the volun- 1The General Council was prevailed upon to postpone the appointment of officers to the regular army , since every inducement was to be held out to volunteers ...
... desire for land was only one of several motives which influenced the volun- 1The General Council was prevailed upon to postpone the appointment of officers to the regular army , since every inducement was to be held out to volunteers ...
Stran 41
... desire to volunteer as emigrants . At a meeting of the ladies and gentlemen of Woodford county at Versailles on May 4 , Congress was urged to recognize the inde- pendence of Texas ; the gathering listened to a stirring address by ...
... desire to volunteer as emigrants . At a meeting of the ladies and gentlemen of Woodford county at Versailles on May 4 , Congress was urged to recognize the inde- pendence of Texas ; the gathering listened to a stirring address by ...
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Aberdeen American April August Austin authority Auto Auttos tocantes Bancroft Barrios Bidai Blancpain bonds California Calzones Captain cent Charles Elliot Coahuila coast colonists colony Congress Convention copy December declared decree despatch eastern boundary El Paso established expedition Father Ayeta February Francisco Fray Cristóbal fund Galveston García Garrison governor Houston hundred Ibid Indians interest Isleta January July Jumano June junta Kentucky Kentucky Gazette land leagues Leiva León letter Lexington Los Adaes Majesty's Government March Martos Mendoza ment Mexican Mexico mission missionaries Nacogdoches northern November Nuevo León Orcoquisac Orcoquiza Orleans Orobio Otermín Paso President presidio proposal province provisions pueblo QUARTERLY received Republic of Texas revolt Rio Abajo river Salineta San Agustín San Jacinto Santa Fé sent September settlement slavery slaves Socorro soldiers South southern Spaniards Spanish Terán territory Texan Texas Revolution tion treaty United viceroy volunteers vote
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Stran 234 - ... degree of north latitude; thence running: in a straight line, in a southeasterly direction, to the River Colorado, at a point where it intersects the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Stran 98 - Europe, we may be permitted to hope an equal exemption from the interference of European governments in what relates to the States of the American continent.
Stran 195 - No alien shall hold land in Texas except by titles emanating directly from the government of this republic. But if any citizen of this republic should die intestate or otherwise his children or heirs shall inherit his estate, and aliens shall have a reasonable time to take possession of and dispose of the same, in a manner hereafter to be pointed out by law.
Stran 239 - Colorado, at a point where it intersects the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude; thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the boundary line between the United States and Mexico as established by the treaty of May 30, 1848; thence running west and along said boundary line to the Pacific Ocean, and extending therein three English miles; thence running in a northwesterly direction and following the direction of the Pacific coast to the forty-second degree of north latitude; thence on...
Stran 428 - ... for every debenture, or other official certificate, twenty cents; for every bill of health, twenty cents; for every official document (registers excepted) required by any merchant, owner, or master, of any ship or vessel, not before enumerated, twenty cents...
Stran 189 - And with a view to the simplification of the land system, and the protection of the people and the Government from litigation and fraud, a general land office shall be established, where all the land titles of the Republic shall be registered, and the whole territory of the Republic shall be...
Stran 395 - Thus, I tell myself that it could not be otherwise than that from such a state of affairs should arise an antagonism between the Mexicans and foreigners, which is not the least of the smoldering fires ... I have discovered. Therefore, I am warning you to take timely measures. Texas could throw the whole nation into revolution.
Stran 196 - March, 1835, under which the enormous amount of eleven hundred leagues of land has been claimed by sundry individuals, some of whom reside in foreign countries, and are not citizens of the republic...
Stran 239 - Commencing at the point of intersection of the forty-second degree of north latitude with the one hundred and twentieth degree of longitude west from Greenwich, and running south on the line of said one hundred and twentieth degree of west longitude until it intersects the thirty-ninth degree of north latitude...