[Copy of letter from Zavala to Mexia, May 26, 1836]

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Letter from Zavala to Mexia. Zavala's feelings for his birth and mother country, Mexico and his confidence towards his new country and on the Texas military. Velasco, May 26, 1836.

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836 May 26, 1836.

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Letter from Zavala to Mexia. Zavala's feelings for his birth and mother country, Mexico and his confidence towards his new country and on the Texas military. Velasco, May 26, 1836.

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Benson Latin American Collection

Includes correspondences of Lorenzo de Zavala and other notable people in early Texas history. Funded in part by Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empresario, Statesman and Texas Revolutionary

Materials combined in a virtual collection that highlights Lorenzo de Zavala's accomplishments and impact. Supported in part by Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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  • May 26, 1836

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836. [Copy of letter from Zavala to Mexia, May 26, 1836], letter, May 26, 1836; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6709/: accessed October 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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