Texas Revolution

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The Texas Revolution was an 1835–1836 armed uprising in which Anglo-Texan and Tejano settlers fought to break away from Mexican rule, ultimately leading to the creation of the independent Republic of Texas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
revolution
war of independence
belligerent Anglo-American settlers in Texas
Mexican government
Tejano rebels
Texian forces
cause abolition of the Mexican Constitution of 1824
centralization policies of Antonio López de Santa Anna
conflicts over slavery in Mexican Texas
disputes over state and local autonomy in Coahuila y Tejas
tensions over immigration from the United States into Texas
commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
James Bowie
James Fannin
José de Urrea
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
William B. Travis
country Mexico
endCause capture of Antonio López de Santa Anna
defeat of Mexican army at San Jacinto
endDate 1836-04-21
followedBy Annexation of Texas by the United States
Mexican–American War
Republic of Texas
Texas–Mexican border disputes
hasPart Battle of Gonzales
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Convention of 1836
Goliad Campaign
Goliad Massacre
Runaway Scrape
Siege of Bexar
Texas Declaration of Independence
location Coahuila y Tejas
Mexican Texas
Texas
opponent Centralist Mexican government
partOf history of Mexico
history of Texas
result creation of the Republic of Texas
independence of Texas
significantDocument Texas Declaration of Independence
significantEvent signing of the Treaties of Velasco
significantPlace Goliad
Gonzales, Texas
San Jacinto Battlefield
The Alamo
startDate 1835-10-02


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