A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . Buthis reign was short and disastrous. He overrode all restraints,demanded arbitrary power, and violated every promise of hisfamous Plan. The Republicans rose in arms throughout theempire, the old leaders were furious at the failure of the fruitsof independence, and a new leader suddenly assumed the cham-pionship of the popular cause, destinedhimself erelong to repeat the weak-ness and perfidy of Iturbide. GeneralAntonio Lopez de Santa Anna puthimself at the head of the republicanarmies, and, supported by Guerrero,Bravo, and N
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . Buthis reign was short and disastrous. He overrode all restraints,demanded arbitrary power, and violated every promise of hisfamous Plan. The Republicans rose in arms throughout theempire, the old leaders were furious at the failure of the fruitsof independence, and a new leader suddenly assumed the cham-pionship of the popular cause, destinedhimself erelong to repeat the weak-ness and perfidy of Iturbide. GeneralAntonio Lopez de Santa Anna puthimself at the head of the republicanarmies, and, supported by Guerrero,Bravo, and Negrete (na-gra-ta), heentered the capital in triumph. OnMarch 8, 1823, Iturbide abdicated thethrone, and the era of federal repub-lican government was inaugurated these exciting events were occurring beyond the Riofirandc, Texas was not quiet. In 1811, Colonel BernardoGutierrez, who was one of Hidalgos followers, escaped from theslaughter of the patriots in Mexico and arrived at Natchitocheson the Louisiana frontier. Here he formed an intimacy with. Ml-;xh,an Tkadkk. SPANISH DISCOVERY AND DOMINATION IN TEXAS. 105 Augustus W. Mag-ee, a lieutenant in the United States army, Period was already considering plans for the invasion of Texas, dom^nationThe two men organized what was called the Republican Army ~ of the North, composed of freebooters from the neutral ground, to allies from among the Cushatta and other Indian tribes, some 1821 native Mexicans, and a number of volunteers from the UnitedStates. This mixed and desperate force, numbering about one Magees Re-hundred and sixty white men, set out from the Sabine under of the^North^-Gutierrez, in June, 1812, and marched into Texas. They drove invades Texasthe Spaniards from their outposts, captured Nacogdoches, andfinally occupied Spanish Bluff on the Trinity. Magee had re-mained behind to forward supplies and recruits, but, havingresigned his position in the army, he joined the expedition atSpanish Bluff dur
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