The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 â€" April 21, 1836) was a
rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Texas
Mexicans) in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government
of Mexico. While the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican
Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed to the regime of
President Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican government
believed the United States had instigated the Texas insurrection with
the goal of annexation. The Mexican Congress passed the Tornel Decree,
declaring that any foreigners fighting against Mexican troops "will be
deemed pirates and dealt with as such, being citizens of no nation
presently at war with the Republic and fighting under no recognized
flag". Only the province of Texas succeeded in breaking with Mexico,
establishing the Republic of Texas, and eventually being annexed by
the United States.The revolution began in October 1835, after a decade
of political and cultural clashes between the Mexican government and
the increasingly large population of American settlers in Texas. The
Mexican government had become increasingly centralized and the rights
of its citizens had become increasingly curtailed, particularly
regarding immigration from the United States. Colonists and Tejanos
disagreed on whether the ultimate goal was independence or a return to
the Mexican Constitution of 1824. While delegates at the Consultation
(provisional government) debated the war's motives, Texians and a
flood of volunteers from the United States defeated the small
garrisons of Mexican soldiers by mid-December 1835. The Consultation
declined to declare independence and installed an interim government,
whose infighting led to political paralysis and a dearth of effective
governance in Texas. An ill-conceived proposal to invade Matamoros
siphoned much-needed volunteers and provisions from the fledgling
Texian Army. In March 1836, a second political convention declared
independence and appointed leadership for the new Republic of
Texas.Determined to avenge Mexico's honor, Santa Anna vowed to
personally retake Texas. His Army of Operations entered Texas in
mid-February 1836 and found the Texians completely unprepared. Mexican
General José de Urrea led a contingent of troops on the Goliad
Campaign up the Texas coast, defeating all Texian troops in his path
and executing most of those who surrendered. Santa Anna led a larger
force to San Antonio de Béxar (or Béxar), where his troops defeated
the Texian garrison in the Battle of the Alamo, killing almost all of
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