February 20 2015 Isaac s Storm o Thesis o Read The Beach and Haunted carefully o Major actors events issues o Weather service and technology o The storm during after landfall Turmoil in Texas Growth of Texan Independence Domestic turmoil in Mexico Domestic turmoil The Centralists and Texas The Texas perspective Early disturbances Austin and the national scene The new Santa Anna Violence confusion and consultation o Vicente Guerrero s election 1828 1829 Federalist VP Anastacio Bustamante Assumed extraordinary powers and looked like a bit of a dictator o Abolition of slavery 1829 o 1829 Spanish threat Tampico The Centralists and Texas o 1830 Bustamante Revolt Bustamante is a Centralist Does not believe that for a strong country to move forward they needed a strong government o Fredonian Rebellion o Bustamante thinks that the colonists in Texas are not loyal Not true Mexican citizens Not adopting Mexican culture Not speaking Spanish Not becoming Catholic Thinks they are failing to become true Mexican citizens o Joel R Poinsett 1825 Special envoy to Mexico from the U S government Visits with the new centralist government First U S minister to Mexico appointed in 1825 He decides to visit Mexico and he has the authority from the U S government to negotiate with Mexico the purchase of Texas Poinsett is not a good diplomat Tactless Meddling Mexicans interpret his negotiations as dishonor to their country He brings back from Mexico a new plant the poinsettia Introduces it to the United States o Manuel de Mier y Teran 1828 1829 On a fact finding mission in Texas Originally commissioned for Victoria Says the Anglos are moving into Texas in great numbers Not assimilating into Mexican culture Not paying taxes Not respecting Mexican laws With regards to their political attitude they travel with their political constitutions in their pockets o Colonization Law of 1830 April 6 Responds to Teran s negative report Centralist government introduces the law Immigration Prohibit any further immigration from the U S Slavery Existing slavery is recognized Laws are to be enforced that prohibit the importation of slaves Subsidies for Mexican and European settlers Wants to attract German and Swedish settlers Trade More custom officials are employed to collect the taxes of this trade Encourages trade between Texas and Mexico Larger military presence Authorize newer and stronger garrisons of Mexican soldiers and also to include the culturing of convict soldiers o Instead of going to jail they can opt to become a soldier in Texas The Texas perspective o Stephen F Austin Mediation o Capital Saltillo Says to try and accommodate the new law Very way south Causes problems from the Texas perspective Takes too long to travel that way just for something like land titles o Inadequate government services Delay after delay Most people had moved to Texas for cheaper land so they want their title o Colonization Law of 1830 Now a real threat of taxes End of U S immigration Fear of garrisons that quartered with convict soldiers o Mexican political instability Lot of changes in the government Spanish rule then imperial rule then federalists then centralists 1833 1855 there are 36 changes in the Mexican government o Accustomed to self rule Set up their own councils Their own justices of the peace Their own militia o Differences in political ideology Feel like everyone is entitled to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and they feel like everyone has certain unalienable rights that the Mexican government ins encroaching upon o Slavery Guerrero abolishes slavery and Texans protest They can keep their current slaves but there is no more slave trade Texans view slaves as property They feel as though their rights to property are being impacted Early disturbances 1831 1832 o Pre revolution o Texans have become overconfident as they approach the revolution o Three different incidents o Anahuac 1831 1832 Lt Col Juan Davis Bradburn of the Mexican Army However he is from the United States 1830 new garrison Anahuac Bradburn is appointed commander of this new garrison at Anahuac Teran commissioned him to get a sight report Alongside the actual garrison will be a custom house to collect custom duties Bradburn will encounter hostility from the Anglos in Texas when he tries to enforce the customs and the laws of the Mexican nation Custom officer is George Fisher Custom collector tax collector Took duties from ships leaving local ports in the Texas area o Import export taxes Expected to collect duties in the custom house at Anahuac Captains of the local ships would simply run past the custom house and the garrison They would sometimes run by and open fire William Travis and Patrick Jack 1832 Runaway slaves from Louisiana Would sign up at the port under Bradburn He added them to the garrison o Ensured their freedom Slave capturer in Louisiana o Hired Travis and Jack to return runaway slaves and take them o Travis told Bradburn that a large force of men are on their way to help them recover the runaway slaves back to Louisiana Approach Anahuac Bradburn did not fall for it o Arrests them o Holds them without trial Anglo colonists hear of the arrest of Travis and Jack o In June of 1832 there is a march on Anahuac of between 150 and 200 men to demand the release of Travis and Jack o A small portion of men were sent off to go get a cannon o Captured Bradburn s cavalry men and use them as hostages in exchange for Travis and Jack o Negotiate with Bradburn and they agreed to an exchange of prisoners and Jack Turtle Bayou actions o 19 men were released but Bradburn refused to release Travis o With this refusal the insurgents withdraw to a place called the They are now in Mexico and are understood to be rebels o They are going to draw a series of resolutions explaining their They feel that there have been repeated violations by the Mexican government but they feel like they need to rebel o Bradburn is supporting Bustamante the centralist o At this point in time the people at Turtle Bayou are supporting Santa Anna as a federalist who is planning to overthrow the centralist Bustamante o Bradburn calls for support from the Mexican army Gets Mexican Col Jose de los Piedras Commander in Nacogdoches and travels to Anahuac to support Bradburn o Piedras marches to Anahuac but fears he is outnumbered by the Anglo rebels o Piedras meets with the Anglo rebels at Liberty clearing and is vastly outnumbered Talks to the Anglos and agrees to meet their
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