He and his nephew were the only Tejanos elected to travel to Washington-on-the-Brazos in 1836, where they signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Representing his native city of Béxar ...

marks the anniversary of when Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. On this day, delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, officially breaking ...

One hundred eighty-nine years ago, on March 15, 1836, the founding fathers of Texas convened at Washington-on-the-Brazos. In the face of tyranny and an advancing army from Mexico City, these brave men ...