"Some Envied My Postition, As Held By A Mexican": Precolonial to Texas Revolution

In this second episode of History & Memory, your host covers a short prehistory of the Border region to try to help set the stage. Then Dr Mendoza covers the precolonial era through the Texas Revolution. Below is a Pre 1835 TejanosA. Why Texas1. Scattered Outposts—Life on the Frontier (Fronterizo identity/free border people)2. Compañias Volantes—Precursor to Texas RangersUniquenessDanny Castro artwork3. Identity/Loyalty to Nation when compared to Old 300 Anglos whocame to TexasB. Revolution1. Goals2. Problems with the NationRevolutionary Era TejanosA. Choices to join Revolution or Stay Neutral1. Juan Seguin - Revolution2. Juan Navarro - NeutralB. Eclipse of Tejanos in Power1. Lorenzo de Zavala - Vice President of Texas in 1836 (resigns and dies) No Tejano afterward to replace him2. Cordova Rebellion in East TexasMemoryA. Alamo as Shrine1. De Zavala’s grandaughter Adina becomes a defender of the Alamoin 1890s and 19002. Alamo has fired directors in the last few yearsB. Texas Revolution Ideas Suggests Texas is unique in the fabric of the USA