A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley |
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... United States . Strangely enough , there has been no connected historica1 statement of that region ever put in type or , so far as the writer knows , ever even written , and it has remained for Mr. Pierce to perform this service . Mr ...
... United States . Strangely enough , there has been no connected historica1 statement of that region ever put in type or , so far as the writer knows , ever even written , and it has remained for Mr. Pierce to perform this service . Mr ...
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... United States and the Republic of Mexico , committed by the naval forces of the latter in the capture of various American merchantmen shall not be repeated . By virtue thereof , it is my duty , and you may rest assured , Sir General ...
... United States and the Republic of Mexico , committed by the naval forces of the latter in the capture of various American merchantmen shall not be repeated . By virtue thereof , it is my duty , and you may rest assured , Sir General ...
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... United States . The Mexican government objected and when , in 1845 , Texas effected her annexation , the Mexicans repudiated the act and gave the American charge de affairs his passport . This brought about the war which soon followed ...
... United States . The Mexican government objected and when , in 1845 , Texas effected her annexation , the Mexicans repudiated the act and gave the American charge de affairs his passport . This brought about the war which soon followed ...
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... United States . This treaty recognized the Rio Grande as the boundary line between the United States and Mexico . Texas Border side . Immediately after the treaty became effective , Ameri- cans began to flock to the border and American ...
... United States . This treaty recognized the Rio Grande as the boundary line between the United States and Mexico . Texas Border side . Immediately after the treaty became effective , Ameri- cans began to flock to the border and American ...
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... United States in Febru- ary , 1848 , some questions arose in the Valley as to the real ownership of various tracts of land theretofore Mexican , but at the time referred to , under Texas jurisdiction . The most notable was that of the ...
... United States in Febru- ary , 1848 , some questions arose in the Valley as to the real ownership of various tracts of land theretofore Mexican , but at the time referred to , under Texas jurisdiction . The most notable was that of the ...
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1st Lieut 1st Lt 2nd Lieut 3rd U. S. Cavalry afterwards American arrived Article August Bagdad bandits Battalion Adjutants battle Brazos de Santiago Brigade Brown Cameron County Capt Captain captured Charles citizens command Company Confederates Cortina crossed Cruz Don Porfirio Escobedo Federal fired forces Fort Brown Frank garrison George Harlingen HIDALGO COUNTY Imperialists Indians INFANTRY Colonel Iowa Iturbide James John June Kenedy killed land Laredo Lieutenant-Colonel Major March Matamoros Mexican Republic Mexican side Mexico City Mifflin Kenedy miles north miles northwest miles south miles west Monterrey north from Brownsville northwest from Brownsville officers Point Isabel port Present population prisoners ranch rangers Resaca Reynosa Ringgold Barracks Rio Grande City river San Benito Second Lieutenants soldiers STARR COUNTY Street Tamaulipas Tampico Taylor territory Texas side town treaty troops U. S. Infantry United Valley Vera Cruz Villistas west from Brownsville William wounded Zapata County