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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
No. 2450. NOTES UPON THE MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPEND- ENCE. LAMAR [Rchmond? Texas, 184-?l Bajan--Hidalgo was captured there. Hidalgo was camped at a ranch called Bajan; and was captured as he was passing through a narrow Canyon thro' the mountains 450 Anglo Americans-all tried soldiers; accustomed to the fatigues of military life, & skilled in the use of arms. From Nacogdoches, he went to the Presidio on Trinity, 27 General Battles at Labihia, besides a great number of skir- mishes; in all which he tost only 14 men & the Enimy five hundred- 5 men killed 14 wounded at Salado- Enimv killed 400- Alazan Alazan [sic] 22 killed 40 wounded::_ 400 Killed of Enemy- ' much silver plate, saddles, arms, amunition &c captured. Jose Alvares Toledo After being deposed, Bernardo, went to N. 0- & from there to Tamaulipas, the Legislature there honored him with the appointmt of Governor which was confirmed by the National Govt He refused for a while to accept it; believing that he was not qualified for Oivil apptmts being mainly a Military; he how[ev]er by the persuasions of his friends he finally accepted, the place & entered on its duties. One of his acts was the capture & execution of Iturbede He acted as Govr. only 6 months-was generally applauded; so much so, that the Legis- lature of Tamaulipas addressed the following letter in his behalf, to the President of the Nation, dated 18 octr. 1824 at Padilla He was appointed by the Supreme Govt with the Commandancy Genl of the northern Division, which he held until he resigned it to Bustamante Martenez issues an order, dated Octr. 24, 1821-to the Priest of the Parroquia. to celebrate to morrow by mass & tedeum, thanksgiving for the entereance of Iturbede, into Mexico; Gasper Lopez was Oomt at least as early as 14th Novr. 1821 No. 2453. "DISSOLUTION OF THE CONGRESS IN 1834." ANONYMOUS [184-?] Dissolution of the Congress in 1834 When Santa Anna returned to Mexico & took again upon himself the command (or direction) of the Republic, which (command) Farias who already knew that he (Santa Anna) was conspiring against the existing institutions. the Congress was occupied in the discussion &c of a multitude of laws & decrees of the highest im[portance J & benefit to the Country such as the . [mutilated] the appropriation to the nation of the immense capitals held in Mort Main (religious Communities of both sexes) estimated at Two Hundred Millions of Dollars: the reduction of the army to less than one-half of the . . . [illegible J ; the abolition of the old sys- tem of public education &c &c &c; All these laws were hostile to the intentions of Santa Anna, who already joined by the Clergy (Friars) was actively employed in effecting a revolution (reaction) that should bring back things to the times of the Vice Royalty; a slight form of Etiquette gave to him a pretext & in the early part .of June, he dis- solved the chambers with a small force; some states declared against
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