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Remember Goliad!: A History of La Bahía
Craig Roell has written a gem of a history, detaining the complex relationships between anglo settlers and adventurers in south Texas and the Mexican river city of Matamoros. This historic city, isolated by arid lands from the rest of Mexico, played an important role in the aftermath of the Texas Revolution.
As a writer of South Texas fictiion, I found his insights to be invaluable. This is very good book that fills a very large gap. Quite simply, the story of Matamoros has not been previously told. Therefore, this fine book was much needed and long overdue.
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At dawn, Westover agreed to allow the wounded Mexican soldiers to be transported to San Patricio for treatment. The long distance involved severely slowed the delivery of messages and receipt of supplies and reinforcements. Several months before, Viesca had been imprisoned by the Mexican army for defying attempts by Santa Anna to disband the state legislature. He and members of his cabinet had been liberated by sympathetic soldiers and immediately travelled to Texas to recreate the state government. Westover and his men provided a military escort to Goliad, arriving on November Dimmitt welcomed Viesca but refused to recognize his authority as governor.
This caused an uproar in the garrison; many supported the governor, while others believed that Texas should be an independent country and should therefore not recognize the Mexican governor.
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Dimmitt later chastised Westover for not following orders during the expedition. Instead, he sent a written report to Sam Houston , the commander-in-chief of the regular army. The removal of Mexican army oversight encouraged federalists in San Patricio.
These men soon gained control of the municipal government, formed a militia, and elected delegates to represent them at the Consultation. The letter warned that the Mexican army would return and encouraged the people of San Patricio to repudiate the rebellion.
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One of the San Patricio federalists later wrote Dimmitt, "We have neither men nor means to withstand any force that may be sent against us. The Texas State Parks Board gained control over the site in A stone marker indicates the location of the former fort. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Huson , p. Retrieved from " https: Most users should sign in with their email address.
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