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The Treaties of Velasco were two documents, one private and the other public, signed in Fort Velasco on May 14, 1836 between General Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Republic of Texas in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
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The Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas, (which is now Freeport, Texas) on May 14, 1836, between President of Mexico, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, and victorious Texians, in the aftermath of Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836). At the time, Santa Anna was held prisoner and entered into the agreements ...
Although Antonio López de Santa Anna, the ruler of Mexico, signed the Treaties of Velasco ceding Texas territory from Mexican control, the treaty was never ratified by the Mexican Government. Santa Anna repudiated the treaty once he was released from Texan custody.
Treaties of Velasco signed by Republic of Texas officials and General Santa Anna. May 17 Mexican army arrives in Goliad. May 28 Lead elements of Mexican army arrive in San Patricio. May 31 Mexican army arrives on the west bank of the Nueces River. June 4 Mexican army at the Alamo fort formally surrenders to Juan Seguín, military chief of San ...
Mexico never recognized Texas' independence. Instead the Mexican Government considered Texas a rebellious territory still belonging to The Mexican Federation. By 1838, though Texas consolidated a firm hold over its eastern lands, a majority of territory claimed under the Treaty of Velasco remained under either Indian hegemony or Mexican control.
Velasco consisted of a single house until 1831 when Mexico set up a customs port there and dispatched troops to help the customs collector. [2] More than 25,000 settlers entered through the port. [2] The town was named for a Mexican general, as was Quintana, on the opposite side of the river. [2] Velasco was the site of the Battle of Velasco in ...
The Battle of Velasco, fought June 25-26, 1832, was the first true military conflict between Mexico and Texians in the Texas Revolution, colloquially referred to as the "Boston Harbor of Texas" [1] [2] It began when Texian Militia attacked Fort Velasco, located in what was then Velasco and what is now the city of Surfside Beach.