Texas Independence

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

A Mexican politician and general who fought for Mexican Independence from Spain and later against the Texans in the Texas Revolution.

Alamo

A Spanish mission converted into a fort, it was attacked by Mexican troops in 1836. The Texas troops held out for thirteen days, but in the final battle, all of the Texians were killed by the larger Mexican force.

Tejanos

people from the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the Spanish-speaking settlers of Texas and Mexico.

siege

the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender

Samuel Houston

An American politician and solider. Served as President of the Republic of Texas. Known for bringing Texas into the United States.

Texians

Anglo-American immigrants in Mexican Tejas, later the Republic of Texas.

David Crockett

United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)

Stephen Austin

an American empresario, known as "the Father of Texas." He led the colonization of Texas by Americans in the 1820s and campaigned for Texan independence in the 1830s.

James Bowie

an American pioneer and soldier. He became a folk hero due to his renowned fighting skills, his role in the Texas Revolution and his leadership at the Battle of the Alamo. Famous for the Bowie knife.

William B. Travis

military leader of the Texas forces at the Alamo; was killed by Mexican forces at the Alamo