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What prompted Texans and Tejanos to rebel against Mexican rule?
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Texans and Tejanos rebelled against Mexican rule for two main reasons. First, American settlers in Texas resisted Mexican authority, as they had not fully assimilated or adhered to promises of becoming Catholic. Second, the rebellion was part of broader Mexican political strife, with tensions between centralists and federalists. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's annulment of the 1824 constitution, which reduced state autonomy, further fueled the conflict.
There are at least two important and related reasons why this happened.
First, those Texans who were originally from the US rebelled because they did not like being ruled by Mexicans. When they came to Texas, they had promised to become Catholic and to essentially assimilate as Mexicans. But they did not want to do that. When Mexico's central government tried to truly take control over Texas, they rebelled.
The rebellion in Texas was also part of a larger conflict in Mexico. Mexico, at the time, was torn by conflict between those who believed in a strong national government and those who wanted the states to have more autonomy. In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna took over as leader of the country and annulled the 1824 constitution that had give states more autonomy. His desire to take power for the central government was a concern to many Mexican liberals. This was another reason for the rebellion in Texas.
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