作者：Abraham Khoury 3 年以前
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Filibusters in Texas
A filibuster is someone or a group of people that threatened Spanish rule in Texas
Filibusters in Texas
A filibuster is someone or a group of people that threatened Spanish rule in Texas
Gutierrez-Magee
Expedition
August 18 1813 Spanish forces defeated the Republican army
1812 proclaimed independence from Spain
Followers of Hidalgo and former US soldier
Jean Laffite
attacked US ships
Attacked Spanish Ships
Jean Lafitte and other pirates set up base in Galveston
Dr James Long
James Long was the last major filibuster in Texas.
He was shot by a prison guard in April 8 1822.
Spanish Troops surrounded them and forced them
to surrender.
June 1819 led a group of people from Mississippi
to Nacogdoches where he declared independence from Spain.
Phillip Nolan
Was told not to return to but he ignored the warning
and was shot in 1801
Began to make maps of the unknown
He had permission to enter Texas at first
