Jack of Harts

When the nation that became Mexico rebelled from Spain, not everyone agreed with the rebellion. There was in fact a rather impressive civil war over the whole affair. And the new Mexican government was not what you would call gentle towards those they defeated. They were declared rebels, not true combatants, and killed. Even those who surrendered. It was a long and bloody affair, and it culminated in the State north of the Rio Grande where the Texians lived. And the Texians were none to willing to accept the rule of this new government. They’d sworn loyalty to Spain, not these new guys. Many Texians were Americans by birth, while others were Mexicans who didn’t support the new guys. Why work with these new guys executing everyone they didn’t like when they could work with the United States? Of course the United States was still a long ways away and didn’t want a war with Mexico over old Spanish land. So the Texians and some American military volunteers fought, defeated, and captured the new ruler of Mexico. Got him to sign an agreement that Texias was independent of this new Mexico and everything was good. Everybody agreed. As history goes, agreements are often disagreed over.