The Hispanic Southwest

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THE HISPANIC SOUTHWEST

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The Hispanic Southwest. Mexican Independence. 1821: Mexico gets its independence from Spanish rule -Territories also consist of modern day California, New Mexico and Texas These territories are far from the capital of Mexico City-needs often neglected - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE HISPANIC SOUTHWEST

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MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE

• 1821: Mexico gets its independence from Spanish rule

-Territories also consist of modern day California, New Mexico and Texas

• These territories are far from the capital of Mexico City-needs often neglected

• Gov’t used Missions, or religious institutions, to control large territories in the SW

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MISSION RULE

• By the 1830s, people did not agree on having religious rule, thought it was inappropriate• Gov’t secularized,

or changed from religious to civil control

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• Former missions and land were supposed to go to Native Americans-this did not happen

• Cattle Ranchers (Rancheros) get them instead

• The Mexican gov’t and territories are now independent, but there is much political chaos

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CALIFORNIA

• Economy based around cattle ranching

• Controlled by “Spanish Dons”-less than 10% of the population controlled everything-women had rights

• Mestizos: Middle class of mixed European and Native American ancestry, were usually cowboys (vaqueros) or craftsmen

• Native Americans are at the bottom of the social structure-many deaths at the hands of the Spanish, not much improvement under Mexican rule

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Spanish Dons

Mestizos

Native Americans

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NEW MEXICO• Largely rural (modern

day N.M. and Arizona)• Sheep ranching and

farming• 1820s-Navajo and

Apache start attacking, Mexican gov’t couldn’t protect them-people unhappy with gov’t

• 1837- people kill their governor and 16 gov’t officials in rebellion

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AMERICANS IN THE TERRITORIES

• Traders had arrived as early as the 1820s

• Trails opened up to the SW and many of the Dons/Governors in CA, NM, etc. gave land to Americans to encourage trade-many goods they used were produced by Americans

• Americans began to flood into the NM and Texas territories, caused revolts and rebellion against Mexican rule

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OPENING TEXAS TO THE AMERICANS

• Americans settling into territories for trade

• Empresarios: Agents that brought settlers into Mexican territories to live and trade

• Nation Colonization Act: gave 26 empresarios large tracts of land in Texas to do this

• Stephen Austin founds Washington-on-the-Brazos, got 1,500 families to move south by the 1830s

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AMERICANIZING TEXAS?• Mexicans assumed

Americans would fully assimilate

• Many rebelled against Mexican gov’t-asked if Empresarios or Mex Gov’t controlled lands

• 1830: Mexican gov’t closes Texas borders, taxes imports to discourage US trade

• Laws infuriate settlers

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TEXAS GOES TO WAR

• Settlers attend conventions to try and convince Mexico to re-open Texas and to eventually create a separate Texan-Mexican state

• 1833: Negotiations stall-Stephen Austin visits the Mexican President (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna)

• Austin arrested on the way home on January 3, 1834-imprisoned for treason WITHOUT a trial

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CONFLICT• Santa Anna throws out

the 1824 Mexican Constitution and declares himself dictator.• Austin released in July

1835-urges Texans to organize an army• March 2, 1836: Texas

declares independence from Mexico-new constitution creates protections for slavery

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THE ALAMO• Texas rebels had little to no

formal training-who would be their leader?

-Sam Houston chosen-former Ten. Gov and military leader

• Santa Anna gets 6k troops to combat the rebellion-arrives in San Antonio in Feb 1836

• 180 Texas rebels are hiding in a former Catholic Mission-The Alamo-led by William B Travis

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• These troops wanted to push back, or delay, the SA troops so Houston’s army had time to form

• Asks Texas and the US for help-only 32 settlers from Gonzales arrive to help

• They keep SA’s army occupied for 13 days, while formal independence is declared in Texas

• March 6, 1836: SA’s army storms the Alamo

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DEFEAT AT THE ALAMO

• 600 of SA’s troops are killed/wounded before the Alamo is overrun

• They are defeated, but it gives Texas army 2 weeks to prepare

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GOLIAD

• SA overruns and executes 300 Texas rebels at the Battle of Goliad• The losses at the

Alamo and at Goliad devastate the Texans but also unite them

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BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO

• Sam Houston needs more soldiers-his army is in disarray-they retreat

• SA ordered his troops to burn every town and settlement in their path. He believed that the Texas rebellion was crushed. His armies could finish the task by occupying the towns in central and East Texas

• April 21, 1836-SA’s and Houston’s men are less than ¾ of a mile from one another on the San Jacinto River

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• Houston learns that SA’s army is nearby

• That morning, Houston ordered his scouts to destroy the bridge across Vince’s Bayou to the SW. Destruction of the bridge would cut off a path of retreat.

• 3:30 that afternoon, General Houston ordered his officers to assemble the troops for immediate attack. The battle line was formed. Houston drew his sword and ordered the troops to advance. With this signal, the Texans moved out of the woods and across the open prairie that separated the two armies.

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• As the Texans moved across the open prairie, the Mexican camp remained quiet. Many of the soldiers were resting and others were watering their horses in a nearby stream.

• The Texans were upon the enemy camp before the Mexicans knew an attack was upon them. “ Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” was the battle cry as the Texans opened fire with rifles and cannons.

• The Mexican officers tried to rally their troops, but it was too late and total confusion resulted and many of the Mexican troops began to flee from the battle. The organized Mexican resistance lasted 18 minutes. The killing continued until dark.

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SURRENDER AND INDEPENDENCE• Only 10 Texans lost their lives

after the battle of San Jacinto. 30 others were wounded including Houston.

• The Mexican army suffered heavy losses 630 were killed and 730 were taken prisoner.

• Santa Anna was among the prisoners. Santa Anna disappeared during the fighting and was found the next day dressed as a common soldier.

• He was not recognized at first. But his own men pointed him out. Houston, who rested under a large oak tree demanded Texas from Santa Anna and Mexico

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TREATIES• Santa Anna was taken to Velasco to sign two treaties with

the Texas government. Both were signed on May 14 1836. • One treaty was made public, and the other was kept

secret. In the public treaty, the Mexican ruler promised to never again fight against the Texans. He also agreed to order all Mexican forcers out of Texas immediately.

• In return for his freedom, Santa Anna privately agreed to work for Mexican recognition of Texas independence. Their secret terms called for the Texas government to release Santa Anna immediately and give him an escort back to Mexico.

• In return, Santa Anna would also agree to work inside Mexico to get the Texas boundary set at the Rio Grande.

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REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

• Sept 1836- Sam Houston elected Texas president

• Vote to be annexed by US is passed, although Northern congressmen did not want another slave state