"Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection,..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Jul 2016 3:40 p.m. PST |
… Secret Report, & Role in the 1836 Campaign. "In late 1833 Mexico began to have serious fears that its northeastern territory in Texas would be lost to North American colonists. To determine the actual state of affairs, Mexico sent Col. Juan N. Almonte to Texas on an inspectionand#151;the last conducted by a high-ranking Mexican official before revolution separated Texas from Mexico. Upon his return to the Mexican capital in November 1834, Almonte wrote a secret report of the measures necessary to avoid the loss of Texasand#151;a report that has been unknown to scholars or the general public.
Here it is presented in English for the first time, along with more than fifty letters that Almonte wrote during his inspection. This documentation offers crucial new insights on Texas affairs and will change the way historians regard Mexicoand#8217;s attitudes toward the foreign colonists and their revolution of 1835and#150;1836. When Santa Anna marched an army north to crush the Texas rebellion, Almonte was by his side as a special advisor. He kept a journal, lost at the Battle of San Jacinto, which is presented here with full annotation. Almonteand#8217;s role in the 1836 campaign is examined, as well as his subsequent activities that relate to Texas. Through Almonteand#8217;s Texas we gain an overdue appreciation of this man who played a leading role in the history of Texas and Mexico…"
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Shagnasty  | 02 Jul 2016 10:02 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2016 10:16 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2016 10:18 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.! (smile) Agree with you. Amicalement
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| Major General Stanley | 02 Jul 2016 5:00 p.m. PST |
its a very heavy read. Having the complete journal of the Alamo campaign is the best part. |
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adds a machinegun platoon to his WWI Brits.