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Anahuac (/ ˈ æ n ə w æ k / AN-ə-wak) [4] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas on the coast of Trinity Bay. The population of the city was 1,980 at the 2020 census. [5] Anahuac is the seat of Chambers County [6] and is situated in Southeast Texas. The Texas Legislature designated the city as the "Alligator Capital of Texas" in 1989.
The dot shows the location of Anahuac, Texas. Bradburn and his men arrived at Galveston Bay on October 26 and established a post atop the same 30-foot (9.1 m) bluff where Bradburn had camped with Perry. As ordered, Bradburn named the fort Anahuac after the Anahuac Valley, the ancient capital of the Aztecs.
Much to the displeasure of the colonists, a new military post was established in Anahuac to begin collecting customs duties. The commander of the post, Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn, often clashed with the locals over his strict interpretation of Mexican law. In June 1832, colonists armed themselves and marched on Anahuac.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez. ANAHUAC, Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense ...
The post became known as Anahuac. [5] In 1832, Mexican authorities established a small garrison at Velasco, a small community on the eastern bank of the Brazos River. [6] The new post would have jurisdiction over all commerce entering the river from the Gulf of Mexico. [7]
In 1830, Mexican authorities created a customs and garrison post near the bay commanded by Juan Davis Bradburn. [34] The post, which later became the modern city of Anahuac, was the first major outpost on the mainland shores and temporarily replaced Galveston as a port of entry. [35]
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