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  Republic of Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Texas was a short-lived country in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to 1845.
Its southern and western-most boundary with Mexico was under dispute throughout the lifetime of the Republic, with Texas claiming that the boundary was the Rio Grande and Mexico claiming the Nueces River as the boundary.
Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southern and western limit, according to the Treaties of Velasco of May 1836.
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 Republic of Texas (group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Texas is an independence movement that claims that the annexation of Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation under occupation.
The Texas capitol still bears the Seal of the Republic on the floor of the Rotunda (Although the seals of Spain, France, Mexico, and the United States, the other nations that Texas has been under, are also there) in a capitol that is taller than the U.S. capitol, and made out of native pink granite.
Texas was made a state by Joint Acts of Congress [1], a move that has no standing between nations under international law, nor under the US or Texas Constitutions at the time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Republic_of_Texas_(group)   (1226 words)

  
 Republic of Texas at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The southern boundary with Mexico were under dispute during the lifetime of the Republic with Texas claiming that the boundary was the Rio Grande and Mexico claiming the Rio Nueces.
Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, was President of the Republic of Texas for two separate terms, 1836-1838 and 1841-1844.
The Republic was given diplomatic recognition by the United States, France, United Kingdom, and The Republic of Yucatan.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Republic_of_Texas.html   (825 words)

  
 Republic of Texas
The American settlers in Texas then numbered about 20,000, and in 1833 they held a convention, determined to separate Texas from Coahuila, prepared a State constitution, and requested Santa Anna, then at the head of the government of Mexico, to admit them as a separate State of the republic.
While a portion of these delegates were representing Texas in the Congress of the Confederate States, two of them, still claiming to be United States Senators, have continued to represent Texas in the United States Senate, under the administration of Mr.
Yet Texas has been exposed to obloquy and forced to occupy the ridiculous attitude, before the world, of attempting to maintain her position as one of the United States, and, at the same time, claim to be one of the Confederate States.
www.sonofthesouth.net /texas   (2666 words)

  
 The Republic Of Texas
Early in 1835, while the revolution between Texas and Mexico was at its height, Joseph Bishop decided to move to Texas and cast his fate with the Texans, then being led by Sam Houston in a war against Mexico which began in 1835 and ended with the Battle of San Jacinto, April 21st, 1836.
Maribeau B. Lamar was elected President of the new Republic of Texas in 1838, and in his first message to congress, he recommended that a head-right of land, consisting of 640 acres, be offered to the heads of families who would come to Texas and live on the land.
Texas’ congress enacted the law and when word reached Joseph Bishop and his waiting caravan on the east side of the Red River, they yoked their oxen, loaded their families, cooking utensils and household goods in their creaking wagons and crossed the Red River into Texas, near the present town of Paris.
www.thehewitt.net /sambishop.html   (15463 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Texas was threatened by "an immense disparity of physical force on the side of Mexico," which might recover its lost dominion.
of Louisiana to be chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas.
He stated that Texas needed a navy to protect its commerce on the high seas and urged legislation to reserve all minerals for government use as well as a program to turn them to the advantage of the nation.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/RR/mzr2.html   (10889 words)

  
 Republic of Texas articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Texas Rangers TEXAS RANGERS [Texas Rangers] mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution.
Texas TEXAS [Texas], largest state in the coterminous United States.
It was the scene of the Texas declaration of independence from Mexico on Mar. 2, 1836, and in 1842 it was the seat of the Republic of Texas's government.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Republic+of+Texas   (498 words)

  
 Republic of Texas Chapter of TenTen International
The Republic of Texas was officially constituted upon the issuance, to Mexico, of the Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836.
Mexican armies invaded this new republic and the famous battle of the Alamo was one of several defeats suffered under the Mexican general, Santa Anna.
The Republic of Texas Chapter was the sponsor of the 1991 TenTen convention in Arlington, TX.
home.flash.net /~n5vav/rtx1.htm   (1267 words)

  
 Republic of Texas Encyclopedia Articles @ BuyTexasArt.com (Buy Texas Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This dispute would later become a trigger for the Mexican-American War between Mexico and the United States after the annexation of Texas.
Congress passed a bill that would authorize the United States to annex the Republic of Texas and on March 1 U.S. President John Tyler signed the bill.
Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States, Approved March 1, 1845 Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
www.buytexasart.com /encyclopedia/Republic_of_Texas   (1251 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
While the prospects for annexation were discouraging in the spring of 1837, the Texas authorities, convinced that they might have to carry on as an independent nation, decided to establish commercial relations with European powers and so strengthen their position.
British chargé d'affaires to Texas, and Richard Pakenham, the British minister to Mexico, were in favor of the armistice and hoped it would mark the beginning of stronger British influence in Texas.
Anson Jones, president of Texas, consented to the preliminaries of a treaty with Mexico by which that country consented to recognize the independence of Texas on condition that Texas would not become annexed to the United States.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/DD/mgd1.html   (1731 words)

  
 Texas Treasures - The Republic of Texas - Texas State Library
On March 2, 1836, a delegation at Washington-on-the-Brazos adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence, and thus was born the Republic of Texas.
Hostilities with Mexico and the Indians reached a settlement, and Texas was admitted as a state on December 29, 1845.
The Republic of Texas, after nine years, eleven months, and seventeen days, was no more.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /treasures/republic   (377 words)

  
 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library: DRT, Inc.
The Texas History Research Library is part of the Alamo complex and has been developed and is supported and maintained by the DRT for the use of all researchers.
The need to encourage the study of Texas history and to preserve its documents was of sufficient importance to the founders of the DRT to be stipulated specifically in their charter, in 1893.
The Texas General Land Office moved in 1916 from the old Land Office building on the Capitol grounds and a portion of the structure was turned over to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for use as a museum.
www.drtl.org /drtinc/index.asp   (1118 words)

  
 The "Republic of Texas"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Republic of Texas?: Anti-government group declares Lone Star state a sovereign nation.
Republic of Texas leader jailed after issuing property liens.
Republic of Texas members refuse to appear in court.
personalwebs.myriad.net /steveb/rot.html   (477 words)

  
 Texas Treasures - Republic of Texas Currency - Texas State Library
In the early days of Texas, a variety of currencies served as cash, including Spanish and Mexican money, bank notes from various U.S. states, and currency issued by private companies (call shinplasters).
The so-called Texas "redbacks" were issued in 1839.
The Republic of Texas had little in the way of silver and gold and never minted any coins.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /treasures/republic/currency-01.html   (263 words)

  
 Rot Rally Information on the Republic of Texas Rally- Austin Texas Motorcycle Events and Rot Rally Pictures
The 2005 ROT rally is held at the huge Travis County Expo in Austin Texas and this is a bike rally you don’t want to miss.
ROT is one of the largest Texas motorcycle events and is one of Lightning Customs’ Largest Motorcycle Rallies List for 2005.
The Republic of Texas biker rally 2005 will feature a number of live bands including George Thorogood, Friday night parade to Congress, partying on the infamous 6th Street, monster trucks, indoor motocross competition, Rhett Rotten Wall of Death, ride-in bike show, biker games, and of course riding in the incredible Texas Hill Country.
www.lightningcustoms.com /rotrally.html   (358 words)

  
 Republic of Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
March 21: Texas begins a campaign to be recognized by the United States, England, France, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Holland, and the Ottoman Empire.
November 3: A Texas Navy is officially formed, which is headquartered in Crocketttown, this almost doubles the population of the city from 14,233 to 29,021 in less than 6 months.
June 12: The GNP of Texas is put at officially 1/6 of the U.S. 1852-January 12: The estimated number of armed forces in Texas: Total-190,000; U.S. forces-105,000; Texas forces-85,000; Texas Army-65,000; Navy-15,000; Other-5,000.
www.althist.com /republic_of_texas.htm   (2662 words)

  
 TEXAS RANGER DISPATCH Magazine
By 1995, McLaren was representing himself as the ambassador and general counsel of the provisional government of the Republic of Texas (ROT).
The ROT attackers called the Rowes “prisoners of war.” The state of Texas termed the action aggravated kidnapping and attempted capital murder.
Of course he ignored this impeachment, but I understand that the Republic of Texas was not one central organization: that there were several splinters of it.
www.texasranger.org /dispatch/15/pages/ROT_Standoff_Pt1.htm   (3877 words)

  
 Republic of Texas Currency Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Government of Texas Currency Census: Census of second issue of Republic of Texas notes.
Republic of Texas Currency Census: Census of fourth and fifth issues of Republic of Texas notes.
There is a great article on Republic of Texas Currency here.
users3.ev1.net /~nivek000/census   (201 words)

  
 Star Museum Exhibits
The Star of the Republic Museum is the only museum in the state of Texas created specifically to collect and interpret the material culture and history of the Republic of Texas period from 1836-1846.
The Republic of Texas exhibition, completed in 2002, is the result of this long-range plan.
Created in celebration of Texas Independence Day, the exhibit includes the original handwritten Texas Declaration of Independence, the first draft of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas, journals of the Convention of 1836 and William Fairfax Gray’s diary describing the proceedings of the Convention.
www.starmuseum.org /exhibits.htm   (584 words)

  
 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library is part of the Alamo complex in San Antonio, Texas.
The library has been developed and is supported and maintained by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for the use of all researchers.
Written permission to publish or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library.
www.drtl.org   (182 words)

  
 ROT Biker Rally | Biggest Motorcycle Rally In Texas | All Bikes Welcome
A proud sponsor of the ROT Rally, American IronHorse Motorcycle Co. designs and manufactures a brand of custom-built, high-performance cruisers and choppers.
If you forgot to get some ROT Merchandise at the rally this year, we have posted all of our new 2006 shirts, hats and more online for you to buy when it's convenient for you.
Thanks to your participation, we were able to break the Guinness Book World Record for the Longest Parade of Motorcycles during the ROT Rally’s Annual Biker Parade on Congress Avenue in 2006.
www.rotrally.com   (672 words)

  
 Republic of Texas: Acordada Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Named after the prison in which Stephen F. Austin was thrown by Mexican officials after pleading for the rights of the Texian people, the project, and this website, is dedicated to those Republic of Texas citizens who are currently incarcerated as political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
We are equally concerned and active on behalf of those men and women who fight daily against the defacto regime for self-determination for the Republic of Texas.
Republic of Texas Secretary of Interior - A Political Prisoner
www.acordada.com   (280 words)

  
 Sons of the Republic of Texas, Home Page
Members are documented descendants of men or women who were registered as living in the Republic of Texas.
Library of Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Send mail to Sons of The Republic of Texas with questions or comments.
www.srttexas.org   (103 words)

  
 Hit and Run
The New York Times is half-tickled, half-alarmed to discover that the Republic of Texas -- you may recall them from the militia days -- is still active.
But I do recall that Richard O. Hammer of the Libertarian Nation Foundation was originally intrigued by the Republic of Texas folks; later -- if I recall correctly, and I'm not sure I do -- he became disenchanted with the group and perhaps a bit embarrassed by them, or at least a bit wary.
In the LNF publication archives at http://libertariannation.org/a/index.html, Hammer's two articles about the Republic of Texas are one of the few LNF articles not available online, perhaps due to a desire for Hammer to distance himself.
www.reason.com /hitandrun/2005/02/tejas_libre.shtml   (635 words)

  
 Disconnects.org - republic of texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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The Republic Of Texas Biker Rally (ROT Biker Rally) is the Biggest Motorcycle Rally in Texas with more than 40,000 participants in 2003.
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
www.disconnects.org /cat/republic_of_texas   (866 words)

  
 Republic of Texas Paper Money
The group's antics had been mild and included trying to kick out Texas Governor G.W.Bush (son of former President), calling him an impostor, and filing claims at the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
The money of this small band, supposedly circulated throughout Western Texas and is known as the Pesodoll (presumably a mix between the peso and the dollar).
The above issues are not to be confused with those of the Republic of Texas, whose leaders are shown above.
www.numismondo.com /pm/itx   (430 words)

  
 Republic of Texas Currency
During the 10 years that Texas was its own country it authorized the issue of $4,095,990 in paper money in several different styles.
Republic currency was similar to savings bonds in many ways.
The value of money was not very stable in the Republic.
www.texasbob.com /texdoc19.html   (229 words)

  
 The Republic of Texas Argument at inluminent
George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.
In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.
The republic would never have a leader that would infringe on the Republic.
www.inluminent.com /2004/04/14/the-republic-of-texas-argument   (781 words)

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