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Title page of Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara, Breve Apologia [Brief Defense] ... (Monter-
rey: Pedro Gonzales y socio, 1827). In this pamphlet, Gutierrez de Lara defended himself
against critics who castigated him for his alleged misrule in Texas and accused him of
plotting against the Mexican Republic. Courtesy of the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist
University.
declaration's final portion, drafted in Spanish alone, licensed the quick
formation of a new government, so as "to avoid the confusion and delay
of taking the vote of each individual of the community." Commander-in-
Chief Gutierrez was accordingly requested as "our illustrious liberator" to

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