Our arrival to Washington-on-the-Brazos, a state historical site where representatives of the people of Texas met to decide their fate and our future. On March 2, 1836 delegates to the Convention listened to George Childress enumerate their grievances against the government of Mexico and the tyrannical rule of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Fifty-nine delegates embroiled in a revolution faced an uncertain future when they met to declare Texas a free and independent Republic and created a constitution for the fledgling nation.
(Source: http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com/Events.htm)
(Source: http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com/Events.htm)
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| General Sam Houston |
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| Behind me there is a stable where the horses and slaves were kept. |
