703,+723+Texans

The Texans
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1.Texas is located in the Southern Central area of the USA. "The West" for Texas was Mexico. What they wanted from "The West" was independence to become their own nation.

2. Spanish missionaries were problems with Texas. The missionaries placed missions around Texas. They tried spreading Catholicism to the Natives but they wanted their religion. Texas was too remote for the Spanish Missions. There were many more conflicts.

3. An event that should be on our timeline is the Battle of San Jacinto. April 21, 1836 was when the Texans defeated Santa Anna's army. They captured Santa Anna, making him sign a treaty, winning Texas independence.



The BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO took place on April 21, 1836.





__Sources:__ [|www.reuters.com] [|scholarship.rice.edu] [|www.sonofthesouth.net] [|dailypostal.com] [|www.utexas.com]