12/16/1826: Republic of Fredonia stillborn in Nacogdoches

[Craig Tx]

On this day in 1826, Benjamin Edwards and about thirty men rode into Nacogdoches and declared the Republic of Fredonia, thus instituting an attempted minor revolution known as the Fredonian Rebellion.

Benjamin was the brother of Haden Edwards, who had received a grant near Nacogdoches and had settled some fifty families there. Fearing that the brothers were about to lose their land, Benjamin took the desperate step of declaring independence from Mexico. In spite of an attempt to get the Cherokees to help, the revolt was easily crushed by Mexican authorities, and Edwards was forced to flee across the Sabine. In 1837 he ran for governor of Mississippi, but died during the campaign.

[Butler Ford 40]

Thank you for the unknkown history lesson!
 

[Two Steps]

 

[Nessmuk]

 I never knew the early Texans (Texicans?) were so ....... revolting !   

Craig, how  many early attempts  at Independence  were there in Texas?

[Craig Tx]

I never knew the early Texans (Texicans?) were so ....... revolting !   

Craig, how  many early attempts  at Independence  were there in Texas?

The name that the colonists used for themselves at the time of the Revolution/Republic era was Texian.  And then as now the home grown Mexican inhabitants were know as Tejanos.

If you include the revolts to bring about Mexican independence as well, I would say at least 3 or 4.  Depending on how you classified and counted them.  For pure Texas Independence, there were 2 revolts by James Long, and Fredonia, and the famous one in 1835/36.  So you have about four right there, and IIRC at least one revolt against Spain for Mexican independence.  Because remember, Texas was part of New Spain before it became Mexico.

[Nessmuk]

Obviously ,  they were serious about independence .
Thanks, Craig

[Craig Tx]

No problemo!