This is (Chapter 6 – Audiobook 3) 1830-1861 Episode 24 – The Texas Provisional Government and The Matamoros Expedition (Partial Transcript) – 1835 Texas is turning into a powder keg and as the year ends and 1836 starts things are getting ready … Continue reading →
We’ve made it to 1835 and things are about to get much more dangerous. In this chapter, I will talk about two significant occurrences that took place. The Battle of Gonzales and, the Siege of Bexar (aka San Antonio). Domingo … Continue reading →
Hidden History of Texas – Episode 22 – 1834 – We’re Getting Closer To Open Conflict In previous chapters of the hidden History of Texas I’ve discussed life in Texas in the early 1830s. I’ve told you about some of … Continue reading →
The conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the proposed 1833 Texas Constitution. – Episode 21 (Chapter 3 – Audiobook 3) 1830-1861 In previous chapters I’ve discussed life in Texas in the early 1830s. I’ve told you about some of the … Continue reading →
In this episode I talk about the Law of 1830, the Anahuac Disturbances of 1832, and the Battle of Velasco. The law was based on the fourteen recommendations in the Mier y Teran Report encouraging the colonization of Texas by Mexicans … Continue reading →
Hidden History Of Texas Episode 19 – Texas 1830-1832 – To date, together we have traveled back in time to the 1500s and taken a look at some of the people and events that occurred. Now we’re up to about 1830 … Continue reading →
Today I want to focus on Steven F. Austin and the Original 300. So far, I have talked about how Mexican independence from Spain affected Texas. How Americans began to move into Texas and how they often interfered with local … Continue reading →
Episode 17 – (Chapter 6) San Antonio and Goliad In the earlier chapters, I mentioned a couple of early Texas settlements, San Augustin, and Nacogdoches and some of the issues settlers faced when they moved to Texas from the United … Continue reading →
In the latest episodes, I mentioned a couple of early Texas settlements, San Augustine, and Nacogdoches.. Today I want to concentrate on them because they were both very important to the settlement of Texas and they would play a role … Continue reading →
Here Come The Anglos (1821 to 1830) – Part II Haden Edwards received his empresarial grant on April 14, 1825.. Like all empresarios he was to uphold land grants certified by the Spanish and Mexican governments, provide an organization for … Continue reading →
