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... Missions • 23 ΙΟ Life in Missions • . 24 Attempts to Open Trade Saint - Denis 12 • The Alamo 26 12 San José 26 Spanish Expedition 13 Concepción 28 Founding of San Antonio 14 Other Missions 29 East Texas Missions Abandoned 14 Last Mission ...
... Missions • 23 ΙΟ Life in Missions • . 24 Attempts to Open Trade Saint - Denis 12 • The Alamo 26 12 San José 26 Spanish Expedition 13 Concepción 28 Founding of San Antonio 14 Other Missions 29 East Texas Missions Abandoned 14 Last Mission ...
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... Mission 64 Summary · Growth of Colony · 65 Manners and Customs James Kerr Later Contracts DeWitt's Colony Gonzales Founded De León's Colony DeWitt and De León Austin as Peace - maker Edwards's Colony Troubles of Colony Edwards Ordered ...
... Mission 64 Summary · Growth of Colony · 65 Manners and Customs James Kerr Later Contracts DeWitt's Colony Gonzales Founded De León's Colony DeWitt and De León Austin as Peace - maker Edwards's Colony Troubles of Colony Edwards Ordered ...
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... Missions Near Nacog- Names of La Salle's Vessels • 292 doches 295 Joutel 292 Saint Denis 295 • Beaujeu and La Salle Tonty Site of La Salle's Murder Oldest Town in Texas Cabeza de Vaca • 292 Names of Indian Tribes · 295 293 Migration of ...
... Missions Near Nacog- Names of La Salle's Vessels • 292 doches 295 Joutel 292 Saint Denis 295 • Beaujeu and La Salle Tonty Site of La Salle's Murder Oldest Town in Texas Cabeza de Vaca • 292 Names of Indian Tribes · 295 293 Migration of ...
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... mission in Texas.16 In 1690 , at the request of the Indians , the mission of San Francisco de los Tejas ( tā'has ) was es- tablished in the land of the Tejas.17 The mission was not successful ; when drouth ruined their crops the sav ...
... mission in Texas.16 In 1690 , at the request of the Indians , the mission of San Francisco de los Tejas ( tā'has ) was es- tablished in the land of the Tejas.17 The mission was not successful ; when drouth ruined their crops the sav ...
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... MISSIONS . Near Nacogdoches . No.1 . San Miguel de Linares .. No.2 . Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe . 51 los Dolores . 4 . La Purisima Concepción 3 . ANTONIC Grande A.C. ... Mission Concepción de Acuna ( First Mission ). Crozat Grant.
... MISSIONS . Near Nacogdoches . No.1 . San Miguel de Linares .. No.2 . Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe . 51 los Dolores . 4 . La Purisima Concepción 3 . ANTONIC Grande A.C. ... Mission Concepción de Acuna ( First Mission ). Crozat Grant.
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ADMINISTRATION Alamo Americans Anahuac Anna's annexation Anson Jones Appeals army Austin battle Bayou bill Brazoria Brazos Burleson Burnet called camp cannon Captain captured civil claimed Coahuila Colonel colonists colony command commissioners Congress Constitution convention declared district dollars duties Edward Burleson elected enemy expedition families Fannin father force Galveston Galveston Island Goliad Gonzales Governor Governor of Texas grant Houston hundred Indians jurisdiction killed Lafitte Lamar land Legislature Lieutenant-Governor Lorenzo De Zavala Louisiana March Matamoras Mexican government Mexico miles missions Nacogdoches ordered party passed person prescribed by law President prisoners provided by law railroad Republic Republic of Texas returned revolution River Salle San Antonio San Felipe San Jacinto Santa Anna Senate sent session settled soldiers soon Spain Spanish surrender taxes Texans Texas Texas Revolution thereof tion took town Travis tribes troops United vote Zavala
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Page 364 - If any bill presented to the Governor contain several items of appropriation of money, he may object to one or more of such items while approving of the other portion of the bill. In such case, he shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a statement of the items to which he objects; and the appropriation so objected to shall not take effect.
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Page 351 - The powers of the government of the State of Texas shall be divided into three distinct departments, each of which shall be confided to a separate body of magistracy, to wit: Those which are legislative to one, those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another; and no person, or collection of persons, being of one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly attached to either of the others, except in the instances herein expressly permitted.