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The Republic of the Rio Grande (Spanish: República del Río Grande) was one of a series of political movements in what was then Mexico which sought to become independent from the authoritarian, unitary government of Antonio López de Santa Anna; the Republic of Texas and the second Republic of Yucatán were created by political movements that pursued the same goal.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Spanish: Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. [1] The region includes the southernmost tip of South Texas and a portion of northern Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Once the Republic of the Rio Grande capitol building, it now showcases memorabilia from the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande and displays pictures, books, and furniture from the 19th century Laredo area. There are three restored rooms re-creating an authentic 1830 home in Laredo; an office and sitting area, a bedroom, and a kitchen.
In 1840, Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande, set up in rebellion to the dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna and brought back into Mexico by military force. In 1846, during the Mexican–American War the town was occupied by the Texas Rangers.
Antonio Canales Rosillo (1802 in Monterrey, Nuevo León – 1852 in Camargo, Tamaulipas) was a 19th-century Mexican politician, surveyor, and military officer also known for co-founding the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande.
The flow of the Rio Grande has been steered by humans for a century. Rios, the water master for the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1, has been behind the wheel for 52 of those years.
“Mexico – Filibustering: Republic of the Rio Grande,” Flags of the World. Republic of the Rio Grande from the Handbook of Texas Online; The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum web site “The Republic of the Rio Grande: A Story of Its Rise and Fall,” Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas. Antonio López de Santa Anna from the Handbook of Texas ...
McAllen: January 10 Arriving via McAllen Miller International Airport, President Trump visited the US–Mexico Border at the Rio Grande Valley. [1] He also participated in an Immigration Roundtable in the McAllen border patrol station. [2] Louisiana: New Orleans: January 14