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Republic of Texas
República de Tejas
République du Texas (French)
Timeline: Cromwell the Great
OTL equivalent: Texas an eastern half of New Mexico
Aztlan Texas flag Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas
Motto: 
Independencia, Libertad y Justicia (Spanish: Independence, Freedom and Justice)
Republic of Texas simplified
Dark green (Republic of Texas), Light green (claimed territories)
Capital
(and largest city)
San Antonio
Other cities Nacogdoches, San Jacinto, Goliad, Corpus Christi and Galveston
Official languages Spanish
Other French (legally recognized in the Northern and Eastern provinces), Comanche, Apache, Caddoan, Other Native American languages and English
Religion Roman Catholic (main)
Various Protestantism, Non-Religious, Deism (Cult of Reason), Atheism and Judaism
Demonym Tejano (Texan)
Government Republic
 -  President Dorotea Roux
Legislature Congress of the Republic
 -  Upper house Senate
 -  Lower house House of Delegates
Republic
 -  Independence from Mexican Empire 1830 
 -  Union of Río Grande 1833 
Currency Mexican real (until 1831) Tejan peso ($, subunit 1/100 céntavo) 1831 to date
Time zone UTC-6
Date formats dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Membership international or regional organizations League of American Republics (Member)

Los manantiales de la abundancia no están en las plazas, sino en los campos; sólo puede abrirlos la libertad y dirigirlos a los puntos donde los llama el interés
(Informes, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos)

The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas) is a sovereign state in North America. It is bordered by California to the west and Mexico to the southwest, the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast, Louisiana to the north and east.

History[]

Tejas had been one of the Provincias Internas of New Spain, later part the Mexican Empire. The settlement of Tejas was deterred by its remote location and the attacks of Indians (i.e., Comanches). However, this did not stop the illegal migration of French-Louisianans. However, the lack of laborers for agriculture and cattle was provided by the slaves they brought with them from Louisiana. Besides Spanish speaking Texans, French Texans were the other main group. The restrictions that Emperor Agustin I began to put on land ownership by foreigners was one of the causes of the later independence of Tejas.

The growth of the production of cotton and cattle, mainly by French Texans that were burden with high taxes and restriction on trade and ownership led many to conspire against Mexican authorities allied with anti-monarchical liberals.

The province of Tejas declared its independence from Mexico during the First War of the Reforms (1829-1830), along California, Yucatan and Río Grande. The latter's National Congress voted its union with Tejas of the territories it still controlled in 1833. This after a series of defeats of the Rio Grandense army with Imperial Mexican armies.

On its independence the new republic reluctantly recognize the existing Comancheria, the areas occupied by the Comanches.

Government[]

The Constitution of the Republic of Tejas of 1831 established a presidential unitary republic as it became independent from the Mexican Empire. The Constitution established the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. President is to be the chief executive. The first elected President served six years and could reelected only once. The following Presidents are elected for a mandate of four years and cannot serve a succeeding term. The legislature is the bicameral Congress of the Republic which is composed of a Senate and a House of Delegates. The senators are elected for eight year terms and the delegates for four year terms. The judiciary is the Supreme Court and lower courts. It gives Congress the power to establish lower courts.

Presidents
  • Juan Erasmo Seguín (1782-1857) 1830-1837, National Republican
  • Stéphane Buenaventura (1793-1838) 1837-1838, Reformist
  • Juan Erasmo Seguín (1782-1857) 1838-1842, National Republican
  • Adrián Woll d'Obm​ (1795-1875) 1842-1846, National Republican
  • Leandro Olmos 1846-1850, Democratic
  • Carlos Delgado 1850-1854, Democratic and Republican Union
  • Rafael Montoya 1854-1858
  • Emiliano Vargas 1858-1862
  • Diego Salazar 1862-1866
  • Emiliano Vargas 1866-1867
  • Fernando Guerrero 1867-1871
  • Jacques Terre 1871-1875
  • Jeronimo Castillo 1875-1879
  • Francisco Lubbock 1879-1882. Deposed
  • Ricardo Valera 1882-1886
  • Dorotea Roux 1886-1900

The provinces of Tejas[1] are:

  • San Antonio (Capital: San Antonio)
  • Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches)
  • San Jacinto (San Jacinto)
  • Goliad Province (Goliad)
  • Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi)
  • Galveston (Galveston)
  • Laredo (Laredo) - Formerly part of the Republic of Rio Grande
  • El Paso (El Paso)
  • Santa Fe (Santa Fe)

and the Territory of Comancheria.

Politics[]

Liberal and Conservative opponents of Mexican rule were united during the independence war. However this alliance broke down on the question of how the republic would be organized and by whom. The Convention of 1830 was divided between nationalist and reformist, the latter advocating annexation with Louisiana.

the main parties, historical and present are:

  • National Republican Party (Partido Nacional Republicano)
  • Reformist Party (Partido Reformista)
  • Democratic and Republican Union (Union Democratica y Republicana)
  • People's Party (Partido Popular)
  • Tejas Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores de Tejas)

Economy[]

The main products of Texan economy are cattle and bison, cotton, timber, and oil. The first to enjoy major success and that has been the basis of society in Tejas are cattle and bison. In the early days of Mexican and French settlement furs, hides and dried meat were the major products derived from cattle. Beef was not particularly popular in the major markets that were Mexico and Louisiana. However, soon Texan entrepreneurs pioneered the beef industry by means of earlier adoption of industrial meat packing and refrigeration, and demand steadily increased. Large private investment of railroads and port facilities in Galveston made it the main outlet of beef exports to overseas nations.

Cotton production, which had been known in Texas since Spanish times, gradually increased throughout the 19th century becoming one of the leading cotton producers in the Americas. By the end to the 19th century the cotton industry was past its peak as government regulation and foreign competition took their toll.

Texas densest forest lands lie in the eastern part of the country - in particular the Big Thicket (Gran Matorral) region, that has historically been home to the most dense woodlands. The Big Thicket was mostly uninhabited until heavy settlement from Loyalist Louisiana began and was even used as a refuge by runaway slaves. However, extensive exploitation of timber for fuel and construction led to massive deforestation.

The discovery of large oil fields in Tejan soil was an event that drastically changed Texan economy and society, besides its international standing.


Former Republic of Rio Grande (1830-1833)[]

Republic of the Rio Grande
República del Río Grande
Timeline: Cromwell the Great
OTL equivalent: Republic of the Rio Grande (1840)
Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande Seal of the Republic of the Rio Grande
Motto: 
Dios, Unión y Libertad
(Spanish: God, unity and liberty)
Anthem: 
La Granadera
Location of Republic of the Rio Grande
Location of Río Grande (controlled and claimed territories)
Capital
(and largest city)
Laredo
Official languages Spanish (official)
Ethnic groups  Mestizos, Indians and Europeans
Religion Catholicism (official)
Demonym Riograndense
Government Presidential republic
 -  President Hermigio Galindo (first)
Fernando Lazcañas (last)
Legislature National Congress
Key Events
 -  Secession from Mexican Empire 1830 
 -  Defeat at the Battle of Saltillo 1833 
 -  Annexation to Tejas 1833 
Currency Mexican real
Time zone GMT-6

The Republic of Rio Grande (Spanish: República del Río Grande) was an independent nation formed by insurgents against the Mexican Empire that sought to establish in northern Mexico. The Republic of the Rio Grande was just one of a series of independence movements in Mexico during the First War of the Reforms (1829-1830), along Yucatan, California and Tejas. However Rio Grande was unsuccessful in its purpose of gaining independence.

Rio Grande lasted until 1833 when its Congress voted for its union to Tejas of the territories that the republic still controlled after its defeat in the battle of Saltillo.

Presidents
  • Hermigio Galindo 1830-1831
  • Sergio Mendez 1831-1832 deposed
  • Simon Altazar (killed in battle) 1833-1833
  • Fernando Lazcañas 1833-1833



  1. El Paso and Santa Fe, cover the eastern half of modern-day New Mexico and western Texas
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