Mexican Texas (1821–1836) Archives

Political History

The Collapse of Mexican Federalism and the Road to Texas Independence

Texan independence had its roots not only in cultural differences or settler ambitions, but also in a broader constitutional crisis that reshaped the Mexican republic.

editorJune 14, 2025

Political History

Santa Anna: The Villain of the Texas Revolution

In Texas, Mexican ruler Antonio López de Santa Anna is remembered as an archetypal enemy of freedom, a cautionary symbol of tyranny.

editorJune 12, 2025

Political History

Coahuila y Tejas: The Mexican State Before Texas Independence

The Mexican region of Coahuila and present-day Texas were governed as a single state under the Mexican Constitution of 1824. Learn how this arrangement functioned administratively and its political consequences.

editorJune 15, 2025

Political History

Stephen F. Austin: The Father of Texas

Leader of the earliest American settlers in Texas, Austin guided his colony under Mexican rule until his imprisonment in Mexico City during the Texas Revolution.

editorJune 13, 2025

Geography & Demographics Primary Sources in Texas History

Map of Texas Under Mexican Rule in 1833

In the early 1830s, Texas was a northern frontier province of the Mexican Republic, governed as part of the larger state of Coahuila y Tejas.

editorMay 21, 2025