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Treaties of Velasco

On April 21, 1836, the forces of the Mexican army under General Santa Anna were handed a decisive defeat by the Texans at San Jacinto. D...

  • Col. Domingo de Ugartechea
    In June 1832, Ugartechea commanded 125 men at the fort at Velasco, Texas; he attempted to employ his artillery to prevent rebelling Tex...
  • General Jose de Urrea
    When the  Mexican state of Texas also revolted against Santa Anna's Centralist government, Urrea was sent there to help put down the...
  • Conflict at Anahuac
    Two major events at Anahuac, in 1832 and 1835, upset those who wanted to maintain the status quo with Mexican authorities and thus helpe...