A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . state government in anticipation of the refusal of theirmemorial by the central authorities. This letter was forwardedto the capital, and, being considered treasonable, Austin wasarrested at Saltillo and carried back to Mexico as a was imprisoned on February 13, 1834, ^^^ kept in closeconfinement for three months. He was released from strict con-finement in May, but kept a prisoner until October, when SantaAnna heard his memorials from Texas and refused them all,except the repeal of the colonization decree of Busta
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . state government in anticipation of the refusal of theirmemorial by the central authorities. This letter was forwardedto the capital, and, being considered treasonable, Austin wasarrested at Saltillo and carried back to Mexico as a was imprisoned on February 13, 1834, ^^^ kept in closeconfinement for three months. He was released from strict con-finement in May, but kept a prisoner until October, when SantaAnna heard his memorials from Texas and refused them all,except the repeal of the colonization decree of Bustamente. Hewas detained at the capital, however, and Santa Anna deceivedhim with a pretence of finally agreeing to the separation of Texasfrom Coahuila. 1 he legislature of Coahuila and Texas which met in January,1833, declared its allegiance to the federal constitution, but itsacts were themselves violative of all principles of free other things a \v\v was passed denying the right of peti- THI: REVOLUTION. 175 Period III. TheRevolution 1832 TO1836. tion to citizens. In March, 1833, the legislature changed thecapital from Saltillo to Monclova, which provoked a revolutionin Coahuila. During the same session the most reckless andcorrupt laws were passed, disposing of the public lands,—elevenhundred leagues being granted to one person and four hundredleagues to another. These lands were all in Texas, and itseemed to be the purpose to plunder the Texansbefore they succeeded in separating themselvesfrom Coahuila. When the next legislature metin January, 1S34, at Monclova, the people of Sal-tillo had revolted against the change of capital,and organized another legislature at that point,appointing Jose Maria Goribar governor of thestate. The Monclova party appointed as theirgovernor Juan Jos^ Elguezabal, and civil war wasthreatened between the two factions. The matterwas finally referred to Santa Anna, who decidedin favor of Monclova as the capital and that anew elect
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