Houston commanded the Texan army which routed the Mexican army under Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, effectively driving the Mexican army out of Texas and paving the way for Texan independence.
Houston is in southeastern Texas.
Because originally, Texas was part of Mexico.
Houston is in the lower portion of Texas, almost off of the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas was becoming part of the Confederacy, and Houston did not favor that.
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United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
No, Huston Texas is part of the U.S.A or North America
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What three tejanos took part in the fight for Texas independence
It is 23 miles north of downtown Houston.
It is the year Mexico (and Texas, which was part of Mexico at the time) won its independence from Spain.Mexico liberalized immigration to increase the population of people they could use to fight Comanche Indians.
He commanded the Texas Army.