Great River: Mexico and the United StatesA distinguished historian examines the development of the region and surveys the amalgamation of the aboriginal Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American civilizations. |
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Page 576
... asked who they might be . One Texan - it was a Captain Lewis - nervously replied that they were merchants on the Santa Fe Trail from the United States . Another - Van Ness - contradicted him by saying that all but one were Texans , and ...
... asked who they might be . One Texan - it was a Captain Lewis - nervously replied that they were merchants on the Santa Fe Trail from the United States . Another - Van Ness - contradicted him by saying that all but one were Texans , and ...
Page 661
... asked to see the American consul at Mata- moros . The request was refused . Worth frowned . Was the consul a prisoner ? he asked . No , Vega said , not at all , he was " in full exercise of his functions . " Moreover , no American in ...
... asked to see the American consul at Mata- moros . The request was refused . Worth frowned . Was the consul a prisoner ? he asked . No , Vega said , not at all , he was " in full exercise of his functions . " Moreover , no American in ...
Page 720
... asked the opinion of the meeting " whether he ought to defend the Department or not . " One of the lawyers rose to say that " a question of that nature should not be propounded . " The Governor held the inherent power and obligation to ...
... asked the opinion of the meeting " whether he ought to defend the Department or not . " One of the lawyers rose to say that " a question of that nature should not be propounded . " The Governor held the inherent power and obligation to ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
Copyright | |
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