KnowraTexas RevolutionTexas RevolutionThe 1835–1836 revolt in which Texas settlers and Tejanos broke from Mexico and established the Republic of Texas.BriefConnectBattle of Gonzales: The October 1835 clash in which Texian forces resisted a Mexican attempt to reclaim a cannon. This confrontation is commonly treated as the revolution’s opening battle.Mexican Constitution of 1824: The federal constitution adopted by Mexico in 1824, establishing a republic with states and a national government. Texian opponents of centralism invoked it when resisting Santa Anna’s government.Sam Houston: An American-born soldier and politician who commanded Texian forces and later served as president of the Republic of Texas. His retreat and concentration of forces preceded the decisive victory at San Jacinto.Mexican Texas: The region of Texas under Mexican sovereignty from 1821 until the Texas Revolution. The revolution grew out of tensions within this changing borderland.Siege of Béxar: The October–December 1835 campaign that ended with Texian forces capturing San Antonio de Béxar. Its victory temporarily removed the main Mexican garrison from Texas.Centralist Republic of Mexico: The Mexican political system created under the Siete Leyes, which replaced federal states with centrally governed departments. Its restrictions on state autonomy sharpened conflict between Texas colonists and Mexico.Antonio López de Santa Anna: A Mexican military and political leader who led the campaign into Texas and was captured at San Jacinto. His capture enabled the agreements that halted the fighting.Empresario system: Mexico’s system of land grants that authorized agents to recruit settlers and establish colonies. It brought many Anglo-American settlers into Texas under Mexican authority.Battle of the Alamo: The March 1836 battle in which Mexican forces captured the Alamo mission after a prolonged siege. The defeat became a rallying point for Texian resistance.Consultation of 1835: A provisional Texian political assembly convened in 1835 to coordinate resistance to the Mexican government. It organized a provisional government while leaving the independence question unsettled.Show all 24Linked from 20 pagesHistory of TexasBroader topic: The revolution transformed Mexican Texas into an independent republic.Mexican–American WarRelated: Texas’s separation from Mexico created the unresolved territorial dispute that intensified after its annexation by the United States.Davy CrockettNarrower topic: Crockett joined the Texan cause during this conflict and died in its best-known siege.Westward expansionRelated: The republic’s later annexation brought U.S. expansion into conflict with Mexico.San AntonioNarrower topic: San Antonio was a major theater in the struggle for Texas independence.TexasRelated: The republic's formation preceded the land policies and settlement that expanded ranching.William B. TravisNarrower topic: Travis’s command at the Alamo was one episode in this wider conflict.Texas annexationRelated: The revolution created the independent republic that the United States later annexed.Show all 20