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    Convention of 1832

    What was the Convention of 1832?


    1. The Convention of 1832, held at San Felipe de Austin, followed the
    Anahuac Disturbances, the battle of Velasco, and the Turtle Bayou
    Resolutions, in which many Texans pledged their support to then-
    liberal Antonio López de Santa Anna.

    2. Fifty-five delegates, none of whom were Tejano, represented


    sixteen districts and met from October 1 through October 6, 1832.
    The largely Tejano-populated San Fernando de Béxar (San Antonio)
    and Victoria did not send a delegation. Delegates from La Bahía
    (Goliad), who arrived after the meeting had adjourned, approved
    what had been done. Stephen F. Austin was elected president of
    the convention and Francis W. Johnson secretary.
    Convention of 1833
    What was the Convention of 1833?
    1. The Convention of 1833 met at San Felipe on April 1 as a successor to the
    Convention of 1832, to which San Fernando de Béxar (San Antonio) had refused
    to send delegates. While Stephen F. Austin was visiting the Mexican
    settlements in an effort to secure their cooperation, less patient settlers called
    the new convention, which met on the day that Antonio López de Santa Anna
    took power.

    2. The political chief in San Antonio, Ramón Músquiz, again disapproved of the
    meeting. Approximately fifty-six delegates attended, including Sam Houston, a
    delegate from Nacogdoches. William H. Wharton presided, and Thomas
    Hastings was secretary. The convention petitioned anew for repeal of the anti-
    immigration section of the Law of April 6, 1830, asked for more adequate
    Indian defense, judicial reform, and improvement in mail service, sought tariff
    exemption, and passed resolutions prohibiting African slave traffic into Texas.
    Convention of 1833 Pt. 2
    1. Delegates also proposed to split Coahuila and Texas. Assuming that the
    petition for statehood would be granted, a committee of which Houston was
    chairman prepared a constitution for submission to the Mexican Congress.
    This document was a model of republicanism fashioned, surprisingly, after the
    Massachusetts constitution of 1780, which happened to be on hand. It
    provided for trial by jury, habeas corpus, freedom of the press, and universal
    suffrage

    2. David G. Burnet was chosen to head a committee on preparing a memorial to


    the Mexican government extoling the merits of the constitution and
    organization of the state government. Juan Erasmo Seguín, Dr. James B. Miller,
    and Austin were chosen to present the petitions to the government, but since
    Seguín and Miller were unable to go, Austin went to Mexico alone. The
    convention adjourned on April 13.
    Austin’s Arrest
    Austin’s Arrest
    1. Stephen Fuller Austin was a reluctant revolutionary. He frequently traveled to
    Mexico City to argue for the rights of the American colonists in Texas. He believed
    that an Anglo-American state could succeed within the boundaries of the Mexican
    nation.

    2. Mexican authorities were alarmed by the growing numbers of former Americans


    migrating to Texas. They were also concerned that the U.S. might try to annex the
    region. The Mexican government began to limit immigration in 1830. This policy
    angered many Anglo-American colonists who already had a long list of grievances
    against the Mexican government.

    3. Austin traveled to Mexico City to present the new constitution to the government
    along with a list of other demands. President Santa Ana refused to grant Texas
    separate status from Coahuila and threw Austin in prison on suspicion of arousing
    a rebellion. Austin spent eight months in prison.

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