HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Haden Edwards, Empresario
Document Summary
The failure of the defensive immigration policy: mier y teran 1828 inspection- tx now more american than mexican. Mexican officials were hearing rumors about texas. Teran is sent to tx to investigate lawlessness going on in tx. Empresario(land grants) had revolted- haden edwards (land grant around nacogdoches) Already people on his land (tejano- spanish/mexican descent) December 1826 can only hold on for a month. March of 1828 teran arrives: military officer settlements) Goes to bexar, san felipe, nacogdoches (most important. Discovers that area around nacogdoches is flooded with. Tejanos aren"t a better class (working class, struggling to. Euro american parents are sending back to states for culture get by) education. Feared euro americans wanted to separate and going u. s: major problem in texas. Encourages mexican government to allow foreign trade along gulf coast of texas. Andrew jackson offered to buy texas from mexico. Law of april 6, factions emerge, and national upheaval, 1830s: law of april 6, 1830.
