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 508
... party , and if necessary fight it out . . . . For it was clear that the party in power under President Busta- mante would grant little that Texas wanted . Bustamante's laws of April 6 , 1830 , reduced Texas to a mere source of revenue ...
... party , and if necessary fight it out . . . . For it was clear that the party in power under President Busta- mante would grant little that Texas wanted . Bustamante's laws of April 6 , 1830 , reduced Texas to a mere source of revenue ...
Page 555
... party of traders wrote to the United States minister in Mexico , asking him to obtain redress for them from the central government ; but never received any . For in Mexico it was angrily believed that the insurrection had been fostered ...
... party of traders wrote to the United States minister in Mexico , asking him to obtain redress for them from the central government ; but never received any . For in Mexico it was angrily believed that the insurrection had been fostered ...
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... party till the next morning , returning home by daylight . When the commissioner in his turn desired to give a party , Magoffin invited him to use a large hall at Magoffinsville . It was a success , even to four great " new - fashioned ...
... party till the next morning , returning home by daylight . When the commissioner in his turn desired to give a party , Magoffin invited him to use a large hall at Magoffinsville . It was a success , even to four great " new - fashioned ...
Contents
A Colony for Mexico | 453 |
A Wild Strain | 460 |
The Twin Sisters | 469 |
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