Mexican Period
This period lasted from 1821 to roughly 1836, when a group of Anglo and Texano settlers in Texas declared Texas an independent Republic. During this formative period in Texas history, the Mexican government worked with empresarios, who operated as land agents in this Mexican province. Empresarios worked to bring settlers who would develop Texas for the Mexican government. In exchange, those settlers would receive title to large land grants. One of the most famous empresarios, Stephen F. Austin (considered the father of the Lone Star State) brought 300 families to settle Texas; a group sometimes referred to as the Old Three Hundred.
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Mexican culture, heritage and contribution is a large part of what makes and has shaped Texas past, present and history. In 2010 over 31.6% of Texans identified as "Mexican, Mexican Am., or Chicano" and this demographic has significantly increased since.
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Read Early Texas Almanac Articles written between 1857 and 1911.
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Organized religion shaped Texans and Texas throughout history.
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Once dominated by the Missions, Texas ranching shaped Texas, its history and environment.
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On March 31, 1836, The Yellow Stone, a steamboat, inadvertently stumbled into Texas history.
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The Alamo originally was built as the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
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The annexation of Texas precipitated the Mexican War. As thousands of troops were stationed across Texas, new forts were erected and many of the older ones were abandoned or consolidated with the newer ones.
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The Texas Rangers have a long and unique history in Texas.
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Sam Houston was easily the most dominant figure throughout the nearly 10-year history of the Republic of Texas.
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Texas rebelled against Mexico due to much discontent pertaining to the issue of slavery, political upheaval in Mexico, and Anglo-settler discontent.
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Fort Anahuac is an important location in the history of Texas and the Texas Revolution.
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Mexico's 1829 Abolition of Slavery Law and the Law of 1830 propelled the Texas Revolution and the creation of the Republic of Texas.
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El Camino Real connected the governmental center of New Spain, in Mexico City, with outposts across the Texas Borderlands.
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The Travis Letter is a primary source that highlights the history of the Texas Revolution.
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The Republic of Texas was born out of aunique and contentious revolution.
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