Tejanos in Texas

Texas revolution is one of historys biggest incidences of rebellion from Anglo colonists and Tejanos against the central government of Mexico. There were differences between the settlements of Tejanos and Anglo colonists despite having fought the Texas Revolution together. Exemplary bravery has been witnessed for the generations to come in the Texas revolution; still, the frontier culture of Anglo colonists was no match for the Tejanos. They were quite great in numbers and had access to better technology (Davis, 2013). Their communication and possession of better weapons were already evident to the rest of the populations in the region. Before the revolution, as Tejanos were a minority, they had to face racial prejudice. Anglo citizens showed repulsive behaviors and misinterpreted their behaviors (Convention, Washington-on-Brazos, 1836, n.a.). However, there were instances where both supported each other as their motive for the revolution was the same. They agreed to fight for the government system, the tax system, and the tyranny they were suffering from. The main focus of the revolution was the uncontrolled dictatorship by the government at that time, which was completely unacceptable to both.

Immediately after the Texas revolution, the relationship between Tejanos and Anglo colonists was tense. Although Tejanos and Anglo colonists fought side by side for independence, Anglo colonists still believed that their culture was superior to Tejanos (Denial, n.a.). Even their racial conflicts were higher than expected since Tejanos wanted to collaborate with Anglo leaders, but the idea did not materialize. Anglo colonists political and cultural independence from Tejanos soon started becoming obvious. The basic citizenship rights were snatched from Tejanos gradually. The voting right was seized, and a refusal to give land rights to Tejanos. They forced them to move to other regions. They pushed them to leave their farms. Government positions were snatched from. In some instances, police violence was used against Tejanos (Little, 2018).

References

Convention, Washington-on-Brazos, 1836. (n.a.). https://www.austincc.edu/lpatrick/his1693/causes.html

Davis, J.L. (2013). The Tejanos. The Institute of Texan Cultures. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlopr/k-12geo/documents/prepost_resources/GTT/GTTPreVisitActivitySpanish.pdf

Denial, C. (n.a.). Texas and Mexico: Centers for cultural collision. Teaching History.org. https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25470

Little, B. (2018, October 17). Why Mexican Americans say the border crossed us. History Stories. https://www.history.com/news/texas-mexico-border-history-laws