Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas

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TEJANO LEADERSHIP IN MEXICAN AND REVOLUTIONARY TEXAS N U M B E R T H I R T Y - F O U R Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest Andrés Tijerina, General Editor series board Alwyn Barr, James E. Crisp Rebecca Sharpless Eric Van Young TEJANO LEADERSHIP IN MEXICAN AND REVOLUTIONARY TEXAS Jesús F. de la Teja Editor Foreword by David J. Weber WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY RAÚL A. RAMOS, DAVID R. MCDONALD ANDRÉS TIJERINA, STEPHEN L. HARDIN ROBERT E. WRIGHT, O.M.I. CAROLINA CASTILLO CRIMM ANDRÉS RESÉNDEZ, JAMES E. CRISP TIMOTHY MATOVINA ALONZO SALAZAR AND JESÚS F. DE LA TEJA Texas A&M U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S Copyright © 2010 by Texas A&M University Press Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved FIRST EDITION This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tejano leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas / Jesús F. de la Teja, editor ; foreword by David J. Weber ; with contributions by Raúl A. Ramos . . . [et al.].—1st ed. p. cm.—(Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 34) Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-152-0 (cloth, unjacketed : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60344-152-2 (cloth, unjacketed : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-166-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60344-166-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mexican American leadership— Texas—History—19th century. 2. Mexican Americans—Texas—History—19th century. 3. Texas—History—To 1846. 4. Texas—Politics and government—To 1846. I. Teja, Jesús F. de la, 1956– II. Ramos, Raúl A. III. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 34. F395.M5T453 2010 976.4’0046872—dc22 2009023275 This book is dedicated to David J. Weber, whose work inspired so many of us to explore our Tejano heritage. ...