Texas History - People Crossword
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1) King Charles III sent Marqués de Rubi to tour the frontier of Texas and recommend a course of action.2) In 1819 Long led 300 rebels into Texas and easily captured Nacogdoches. The group declared Texas an independent republic, and they elected James Long president.3) Led expedition reached the site on April 22, 1689, only to find the fort deserted and in ruins. governor of Coahuila4) defeated Spanish forces in February and March of 1813, with the
Spanish surrendering San Antonio.• In August 1813 Spanish forces battled the Republican Army near the Medina River and
won. Members of the army feared for their lives and escaped back to the United States |
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5) One filibuster was Philip Nolan, an adventurer who came from Ireland. Nolan claimed to be working in Texas, capturing and selling wild horses. 6) recruited Tejanos, Native Americans, and white Americans into the Republican Army of the North. 7) Wrote secret letter to rebuild mission to the French without permission from Spanish.8) Head of a church in Dolores, Mexico. Speech on September 16, 1810, “Cry of Dolores,” sparked the Mexican Revolution against Spain.9) a Catholic Church official on the expedition with de León’s troops, asked permission to found a mission among the Tejas. Permission was granted |
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