Texan Santa Fe Expedition
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The Texan Santa Fe Expedition was an 1841 military and commercial venture by the Republic of Texas aimed at establishing control over the Santa Fe region and opening trade with New Mexico, which ended in failure and the capture of its participants by Mexican forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texan Santa Fe Expedition canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial expedition
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historical event ⓘ military expedition ⓘ |
| aftermath |
diplomatic protests by the Republic of Texas
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use in later Texan and American political rhetoric about Mexico ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | disputed territory between Texas and Mexico ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–Texan relations ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
19th-century Texan histories
ⓘ
Mexican governmental records ⓘ participant memoirs ⓘ |
| endTime | 1842 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
United States–Mexico borderlands history
ⓘ
history of New Mexico ⓘ history of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| follows |
Texas Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Texas independence from Mexico ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Republic of Texas claim to the Rio Grande as its western boundary
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desire to divert Santa Fe trade from Missouri to Texas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combination of military and commercial aims
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long-distance overland march ⓘ poor logistical planning ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demonstrated weakness of Texan claims over New Mexico
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hardship and casualties among Texan prisoners ⓘ increased tensions between Mexico and the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
establish control over the Santa Fe region
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extend Texan jurisdiction to the Rio Grande ⓘ open trade with New Mexico ⓘ secure commercial routes between Texas and Santa Fe ⓘ |
| location |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mexican central government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexican officials ⓘ |
| participant |
Mexican forces
ⓘ
New Mexican authorities ⓘ Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texan merchants ⓘ Texan soldiers ⓘ |
| partOf | territorial disputes between Mexico and the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| result |
capture of expedition members by Mexican forces
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failure ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture near Santa Fe by Mexican authorities
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forced march of prisoners to Mexico City ⓘ imprisonment of Texan participants in Mexico ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | antebellum period in North America ⓘ |
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