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No, you don't have to become Catholic, to move to Mexico. I'm thinking that you must be remembering you American History lessons. As the United States moved westward, many Americans became interested in settling in Texas, whih was, at the time, part of Mexico. The Mexican government was willing to allow American citizens to settle in Mexico, provided that they agrred to become Catholic. All agreed, and many complied. Later, due to the financial success of the Texians (as they were called), Santa Anna, the Mexican president, began applying excessive taxes to the Texians,specifically. The Texians, were unhappy that they were suffering taxation without representation! (Sound familiar?) Sam Houston went to Santa Anna, several times, to discuss the matter, but Santa Anna refused to even see him. This eventually led to revolution. (Once again, Sound familiar?) This is where the famous Battle of the Alamo comes in, as well as the Battle of San Jacinto, where Santa Anna was captured. Later, Texas chose to join the United States.

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