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War of Texas Secession. Perspectives on the Texas Revolution Raúl A. Ramos University of Houston. Alamo. Perspective. Contexts : Visual/Symbolic Temporal Cultural Social. Visual Context. War of Texas Secession. Temporal Perspective. 1830- Law of April 6 1834- Austin Arrested
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War of Texas Secession • Perspectives on the Texas Revolution • Raúl A. Ramos • University of Houston
Perspective • Contexts: • Visual/Symbolic • Temporal • Cultural • Social
Temporal Perspective • 1830- Law of April 6 • 1834- Austin Arrested • Oct. 1835- Cannon at Gonzales • Nov. 1835- Texan Siege on Bexar • March 2, 1836 - Texas Declaration of Independence • March 1836- Mexican Siege on Bexar • April 1836- San Jacinto Mexican defeat
Tejano Options • Negotiating and navigating a changing landscape • Anglo Texan statehood demands to Mexico City • Mexican political practices and conflicts • How define allegiance?
Mexican Civil War • Opposition to the centralist government • Federalists organizing around Mexico • Zacatecas • Coahuila • Yucatan
Power of Language • AmericanImmigrants
Law April 6, 1830 • Response to Mier y Teran Report • Modification of Colonization Laws • Article 10 - Restricts slavery • Article 11 - Halts American immigration
Indigenous Context • Cherokee settlements • Comanche trading and raiding frontier • Missions secularized and assimilated
The Texas War • War of Secession or Revolution? • Participation - Changing face and nature of the War • Initially, long term Anglo Texan • Tejano Federalists • Later, American volunteers predominate
Uncertainty • Continued Federalist revolt in Mexico • Seguin and Tejanos link Texas • Status of Mexican dominated regions of Texas • 1842 Mexican expeditions into San Antonio • Santa Fe Expedition
Historical Memory • Dallas - 1886 San Antonio - 1886
Texas Revolution • Multiple Contexts and Perspectives • Timeframe: 1830 to 1848 • Connections to American, Mexican and World History