- History of the colonization of northern Mexico-Texas
- America's growth: repercussions in Texas
- What did the colonization policy of the state of Texas of 1824 establish?
- Consequences of the 1824 colonization of Texas
- References
The attempts to colonize the North of Mexico were the attempts of the Mexican government to populate the northern territories -Texas especially- and to defend the borders from the attack of the Native Americans displaced by North American forces.
The antecedents begin in 1819, with the Adams-Onis Treaty that allowed the transfer of Spanish citizens to different corners of the then Spanish colony and the Colonization Law of 1821, in which several Mexican lawyers intervened.
Map of Mexico in 1824
After the fall of Emperor Augustine I, Congress adopted the national colonization law on August 18, 1824, a fundamental law to create the basis for future colonization contracts in Texas.
History of the colonization of northern Mexico-Texas
After the declaration of independence of Mexico from the Spanish crown, the territory was going through very difficult times, due to the fact that the production of manufactured goods had declined, the rural regions were in a lamentable state, the struggles for power generated a climate of confusion and the income of the hacienda was almost bankrupt.
America's growth: repercussions in Texas
While Mexico decreased in economy, the economy and development of the United States, already independent of the English crown, were overwhelming. She bought the Louisiana territories from France, and the Floridas territories from Spain.
Meanwhile Mexico had the need to boost population growth in the states of Texas, New Mexico and the Californias, where the population did not reach fifty thousand Mexican citizens.
Therefore, the first settlers to arrive with great advantages were American citizens.
What did the colonization policy of the state of Texas of 1824 establish?
The colonization policy of the State of Texas established the sale of large tracts of land at very low prices and exempt from taxes for a period of five years to any foreigner who became a Mexican citizen, who spoke the Spanish language and who professed religion. catholic.
Foreigners were also offered the possibility of colonizing territories in exchange for receiving land, a measure promoted by Moses Austin and later by his son, who arrived in Texas with more than three hundred families.
Consequences of the 1824 colonization of Texas
Hoping to become owners of the uninhabited land in Texas, many settlers from the United States and other nationalities arrived and accepted Mexican citizenship.
Starting in 1827, the United States began to show its intention to annex the state of Texas to its territory, supported by the majority of the settlers, who wanted to be part of the North American territory.
Despite attempts to stop the arrival and almost invasion of North American settlers, in 1836 William Travis and David Crockett led a revolt in San Antonio de Béjar against Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna and finally declared the independence of Texas.
From 1836 to 1845 Texas remained as an independent state, until in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, which ended the war between the United States and Mexico, the state of Texas and part of the current states. from Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico become part of the United States.
References
- Rosas, Alejandro, “Why did Mexico lose half of its territories ?, 2017. Retrieved on December 26, 2017 from marthadebayle.com
- Cantrell, Greg, “Mexicans Colonization Laws”, 2015. Retrieved on December 26, 2017 from tshaonline.org
- Legal Archives, "Colonization and loss of Texas", Retrieved on December 26, 2017 from archivos.juridicas.unam