Texas Libraries, Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 1975 Page: 98
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About the Cover
With increased interest in history of all kinds this year because of
the American Revolution Bicentennial, the Texas State Library is
expecting even more visitors than usual to see the Texas
Declaration of Independence that is on display in the Lorenzo de
Zavala State Archives and Library Building. When the building
was constructed in 1961, a specially designed case was built to
house the document. Signed on March 2, 1836, at Washington-on-
the-Brazos, this statement of the Texans' belief in their right to
freedom signaled the beginning of the fight for independence.
Even before this document was signed, Texans drafted and
published in both Spanish and English a statement often called
the Declaration of Causes for Taking Up Arms Against Mexico.
In this document, they called upon Mexicans who opposed what
they considered to be the dictatorial rule of General Antonio
Lopez de Santa Ana to join with them. After drafting the
document in English, they asked Lorenzo de Zavala to translate it
into Spanish and had 1,000 copies printed for distribution.
The Spanish edition of this declaration now hangs in the State
Library. Although 1,000 copies of both the Spanish edition and
the English one were published, only a few remain today. The one
that hangs at the State Library was apparently originally the
property of Mirabeau B. Lamar and came to the State Library
when his papers were purchased in 1909.98
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Texas Library and Historical Commission. Texas Libraries, Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 1975, periodical, Autumn 1975; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1508023/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.