Chapter 10 Section 2
Tensions Grow
Conflicts at Anahuac
• Mexican government stationed hundreds
of troops in Texas to enforce the Law of
April 6, 1830
• Conflict between the civilians and military
arose
• Colonel Juan Davis
Bradburn commanded
the troops stationed at
the fort
• Francisco Madero was
approving land titles for
settlers
• February 1831Bradburn arrests
Madero claiming his
actions were illegal
Juan Davis
Bradburn
• This angered the
citizens of Liberty, a
near by town
• Bradburn disbands
the town government
and uses the slaves
for projects without
paying for their labor
Tensions Continue to Increase
• November 1831- George
Fisher was a customs
official. He was a U.S.
settler who became a
Mexican citizen.
• He demanded the ships
pay their customs duties at
Anahuac. This meant
some had to go over land
to get the paper work.
• Stephen F. Austin
responded to the
complaints by writing
to Bradburn.
• He stated the rules
were “utterly
impractical and their
execution is
impossible.”
• When several ship
captains refused to
follow the rules,
Fisher sent soldiers
after them.
• A soldier was
wounded and an all
out battle was
avoided because
Austin wrote the
Mexican officials.
William B. Travis
• Fisher resigned soon
after the event.
• Spring of 1832Bradburn arrests
several citizens
including William B.
Travis and Patrick
Jack. He held them
for military trial.
• This enraged Texas
settlers.
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Patrick Jack’s brother,
William, began to rally
people. They
demanded the
prisoners’ release.
• John Austin, a settler
in Brazoria, organized
a force of 150 people.
• They marched to the
fort of Anahuac.
• Gunfire between
Texas and Mexico
was exchanged
• Bradburn agreed to
release the prisoners
if the Texans would
release the soldiers
they captured and
leave
• Bradburn did not keep
his promise
I said I would
release the
prisoners, but
I lied!!!
• After the conflict many soldiers
went to Turtle Bayou where
they drew up resolutions
• They declared the events at
Anahuac were not a rebellion
against Mexico, they were just
defending their rights and the
Constitution of 1824.
• They expressed support for
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna,
who was trying to overthrow
the current president,
Anastacio Bustamante.
Anastasio
Bustamante
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Bustamante had taken
complete control of the
government, violating the
Constitution of 1824.
• Santa Anna had much
support in Mexico,
including leaders such as
Colonel Jose Antonio
Mexia who came to
Brazoria with an army and
was given a copy of the
Turtle Bayou Resolutions.
The Battle of Velasco
• Not long after those
events, a Mexican force
led by Colonel Jose de
las Piedras arrived from
Nacogdoches.
• He blamed Bradburn for
the conflict with the U.S.
settlers
• He released the prisoners
and recommended
removing Bradburn from
his post.
• This avoided a serious
battle at Anahuac
The Battle of Velasco
• Not knowing the
conflict at Anahuac
was over, John
Austin’s group loaded
the cannon on a ship
at Brazoria.
• Colonel Domingo de
Ugartechea refused
to let the rebels pass
• June 26, 1832fighting breaks out
The Battle of Velasco
• Mexican soldiers ran
out of ammunition
and were forced to
surrender.
• The colonists won the
Battle of Velasco on
June 29.
• Resistance to
Mexican authority
grew everyday.
• Many Mexican troops
left the region.
• They went to take
sides in Mexico in the
war between Santa
Anna and the
Federalists vs.
Bustamante and the
Centralists.
Anastasio Bustamente (l) and
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (r)
• Texans anxiously awaited the news from
Mexico City.
• They hoped Santa Anna would win and
restore the Constitution of 1824.