Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas

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aduana, 198 “Advantages of the Republican Popular Federal Representative System” (pamphlet), 18 African Americans, 6, 156, 180, 225 See also slavery issues Agua Dulce, battle of, 65–66, 200 Aguajes (Native Americans), 23 aguardiente, 131 Ahumada, Mateo, 47 Alabama Red Rovers, 66 Alameda Street, 182–83 Alamo Alamo Rifles volunteer militia at, 171 battle of, 64, 84, 140, 174, 224–25 and Crockett, Davy, 140, 185 origin of, 182 priests for, 78, 80 See also Bowie, James Alavez, Francita, 67 Aldrete family, 107 Aldrete, José, 203 Allen, James, 203 Almaráz, Félix, xv Almonte, Juan N., 6, 220, 222 Alonzo, Armando, xv “Americanization” of Tejanos, 175, 182 American Revolution, 196 Amondaráin, Juan Martín, 29–30 Anahuac disturbances, 50, 60, 112 Anaya, Jose Vicente, 15 “Angel of Goliad,” 67 Anglo-American immigration and anti-immigration Law of 6 April 1830, 5, 50, 112, 137, 151, 218, 219 colonization laws, 20–21, 48, 79–80, 108, 110 and contraband trade, 52–53, 136 and conventionist movements, 151–52, 217–18 illegal, 20–21, 112 lawless of colonists, 20–21, 46–48, 136–37 and marginalization of Tejanos, 6, 158 and need for native-born colonists , 109 opposition to, 5–6, 46–48, 151 requirements for in Mexican Texas, 6, 20, 108, 109, 111 Saucedo on, 21 support of from Tejano leadership , 4–5, 52–53, 59, 134, 150 See also empresarios; land; slavery issues Angulo, Margarita, 14 anti-immigration laws, 5, 50, 112, 137, 151, 218, 219 Apaches, 15 Apuntes Historicos Interesantes (Navarro ), 158 Aransas River, 107 Arciniega, Miguel, xiii, xviii, 4, 35 Arizpe, Ignacio de, 36 Army of the People, 61–62, 153 Arredondo, Joaquín de and De León family, 107 Medina, battle of, 32, 33, 150, 184, 197 I N D E X 2 3 6 · i n d e x and Saucedo, 16 and Veramendi, 32–33 Atascosito district, 112 Augua Dulce Creek, 65 Austin, Brown, 216 Austin, John, 50 Austin, Moses, 3 Austin, Stephen F. Army of the People, 61–62, 153 and Béxar, siege of, 21, 62 colony of, 3–4, 12, 79, 80, 108, 109, 110 and conventionist movements, 137, 152, 217–18 as empresario, 79–80, 108 on Father Garza, 81 and immigration issues, 21 imprisonment of, 112, 152, 218–19 liberalism of, 49 and mistreatment of captive, 62–63 and Navarro, 147, 150 San Felipe de Austin, 50, 110, 137, 139, 221 and Seguín, 215–16 and slavery issues, 135 and War Party, 115, 223 ayuntamiento, 17 Badeños, 196, 197, 199, 206 Balmaceda, José María, 5, 6, 48–49 Bank of Texas, 35 Barker, Eugene C., xiii–xiv Barnard, Joseph H., 206 Barnes, Charles Merritt, 181 Barrio del Sur, 15 Bastrop, Baron of, 4, 17 Bean, Peter Ellis, 222 Benavides, Adán, xviii Benavides, Plácido (Benavides), 56 and Agua Dulce, battle of, 65–66 and betrayal of wounded rebel, 66–67 and Béxar, federalist seige of, 63 and Carvajal, rescues of, 57, 59–60, 63–64, 115–16 character of, 62–63, 66–67 death of, 70, 119 and De León colony, 112–13 discharge and neutrality of, 66 family and background, 58–59, 112 federalist activity of, 60–62, 197, 199 as federalist spy, 63, 64 and La Bahía, federalist capture of, 61 as military tactician, 59 overview, 57 “Plácido’s Round House,” 58, 70–71, 120 political career of, 58–59 as rebel spy, 63–64 and Rusk’s evacuation of Tejanos, 68–70 and San Patricio, battle of, 64–65 as scout for Army of the People, 61–62 as teacher, 58, 112 Benavides, Ysidro, 120 Bernín ranch, 31 Béxar, San Antonio de Barrio del Sur, 15 Carvajal in, 60 Casas’s revolt in, 16 federalist siege of, 63, 115, 152 and mission lands, distribution of, 18–19 Native Americans in, 14, 23 port of entry, establishment of, 34–35 Saucedo’s leadership in, 15–17 schools in, support for, 18 seige of, 21, 62, 139, 224 Veramendi’s leadership in, 35–36 Bexar County Democratic Party, 9 Beyond the Alamo: Forging Mexican Ethnicity in San Antonio (Ramos ), xvi Arredondo, Joaquín de (cont.) 2 3 7 · i n d e x blacks. See African Americans Blanco, Joaquín, 21–22 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1, 104–5, 106, 156, 196 border issues. See immigration, Anglo-American; land Bowie, James at Alamo, battle of...