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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
III. Relations Between Indians and Texas
The causes which brought about the first efforts of united action
by the American colonists of Texas, began when Bustamante gained
control of Mexico in 1829. Under the influence of Lucas Alaman,
minister of relations under the new government, Congress passed
the law of April 6, 1830, which provided for the use of every
possible means of increasing the Mexican population of Texas,
even going so far as to establish penal settlements within its
bounds. The eleventh article of this law was especially obnoxious
to the American colonists for it "prohibited that emigrants from
nations bordering on this Republic shall settle in the states or
territories adjacent to their own nation."'a. Of course, as long as
this law was in force there would be a general check on immigra-
tion from the United States. But the trouble did not end here,
for Mexico had become so suspicious of the American settlers that
she believed the most drastic action necessary to prevent the
province from becoming a part of the United States at the first
opportunity. Under General Teran a military despotism was es-
tablished in Texas. Colonel Bradburn with 150 men was sta-
tioned at Anahuac, which is at the head of Galveston Bay, Colonel
Piedras was already at Nacogdoches with 350 men, and Colonel
Ugartachea was stationed at Velasco, the post at the mouth of the
Brazos, with 125 men.73 Troops were also maintained at San
Antonio, Goliad, and a small force at Ft. Teran on the Neches.7"
Bradburn, who was by nature a despot, made himself thoroughly
obnoxious to the Texans as soon as he was put in charge at Ana-
huac; and by June, 1832, he had goaded some of the hot-tempered
colonists to insurrection, in which most of the soldiers were driven
from Texas.
This movement was followed by a convention at San Felipe, in
October, 1832, in which the colonists petitioned for various reforms
and adopted resolutions concerning relations with the Indians. A
committee was appointed on October 2 "to inquire into, the Indian
affairs of Texas; and to fix on some plan for the protection of the
frontiers.7"" On Wednesday, October 3, another committee was
"2Johnson, Texas and Texans, I, 65-66.
78Bancroft, The North Mexican States and Texas, II, 115-116.
74Brown, History of Texas, I, 167.
7lGammel, Laws of Texas, I, 283.248
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