4/1/1813: Mexican revolutionary captures San Antonio

[Craig Tx]

On this day in 1813, Spanish governor Manuel María de Salcedo surrendered the city of San Antonio to forces under José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutiérrez de Lara, commander-in-chief of the filibustering Gutiérrez-Magee expedition.

Gutiérrez intended to set up a republican government in Texas and use Texas as a base for operations designed to liberate Mexico from Spanish rule. The scheme ended in August with the defeat of Gutiérrez's successor as head of the provisional government, José Álvarez de Toledo, but the indefatigable Gutiérrez went on to become involved with such filibusters and revolutionaries as Louis Michel Aury, Francisco Xavier Mina, and James Long, among others.

[Winter Hawk]

Well now, I always thought a filibuster was a long speech in the U.S. Senate to stall action on a bill.  Now I learn (via Dictionary.com) that it is also:

"2. An irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution."

Thank you for adding to my (limited) education!
 
~Kees~

[Craig Tx]

Well now, I always thought a filibuster was a long speech in the U.S. Senate to stall action on a bill.  Now I learn (via Dictionary.com) that it is also:

"2. An irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution."

Thank you for adding to my (limited) education!
 
~Kees~

Glad to help!  The term when used in this context confuses a lot of people.