A beef production program for Goliad County, Texas

These were the only cities of consequence In Texas and life in these was hazardous, with no stability of government either in the Province, ln Mexico or in Spain.Although the Mexican Government gave the Americans permission to establish colonies in Texas the two nations did not trust each other.Most of the early colonists came to Texas in good faith and were willing to become permanent citizens of the Republic of Mexico.Trouble over some land at Nacogdoches arose between the American colonies and Mexican settlers.The dispute had to be settled by the Mexican authorities at San Antonio, who decided ln favor of the Mexican settlers (10).As a result of this, the Mexican Congress enacted a law forbidding further settlement of Americans in Texas excepting in two colonies, providing for establishment of Mexican convict colonies ln Texas, and levying duties on all foreign imports and establishing custom houses.This act brought the first storm of protest and fed underlying causes, of which there were several, to the Texas Revolution and after many years of bloody fighting, Texas won her independence from Mexico.The effort of the Texans to overthrow Santa Anna by means of a Mexican revolution failed.There were many Mexicans who were opposed to Santa Anna, but they did not care to follow the lead of the Anglo-Americans in Texas in taking up arms against the dictator.By the end of the year 1835 practically all Texans were agreed that they would have to declare independence.As a matter of fact, several declarations of Independence were issued before the Convention met on March 1, 1836.These declarations were issued by local groups and, of