Post by: Craig Tx on March 02, 2014, 12:17:03 PM
Texas declares independence from Mexico
On this day in 1836, Texas became a republic. On March 1 delegates from the seventeen Mexican municipalities of Texas and the settlement of Pecan Point met at Washington-on-the-Brazos to consider independence from Mexico. George C. Childress presented a resolution calling for independence, and the chairman of the convention appointed Childress to head a committee of five to draft a declaration of independence. In the early morning hours of March 2, the convention voted unanimously to accept the resolution. After fifty-eight members signed the document, Texas became the Republic of Texas. The change remained to be demonstrated to Mexico.
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Post by: Bison Horn on March 02, 2014, 08:47:46 PM
Texas
Post by: Craig Tx on March 02, 2014, 09:05:46 PM
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Post by: Uncle Russ on March 02, 2014, 10:12:36 PM
They say it all happened right here.
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Post by: Craig Tx on March 02, 2014, 10:22:05 PM
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