Bicentennial commemoration set for Texas' first republic
SAN ANTONIO--Every Texas student learns about the Republic of Texas, the one fought for at the Alamo and San Jacinto. It declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836 and lasted 10 years.
But fewer Texans know about the other Republic of Texas, the first and shorter-lived, which briefly broke from Spain in 1811, formally declared its independence in San Antonio on April 6, 1813 and lasted until the bloody Battle of Medina that August.
A group of Texans will commemorate the 200th anniversary of that republic with a program beginning at 10 a.m. at the Spanish Governor's Palace downtown.
Gilberto Hinojosa, professor emeritus of the University of the Incarnate Word, will deliver a keynote speech describing how the first republic rose and fell as its regional identity and economy were in flux.
More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Bicentennial-commemoration-set-for-Texas-first-4413376.php .
[font color=green]A very interesting historical article about Texas settlers, Mexico, Spain and Louisiana in the early 19th century.[/font]
