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==History==

==History==

As early as 1519, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda claimed the area that is now Texas for [[Spain]]. The Spanish monarchy paid little attention to the province until 1685. By 1821, at the end of the [[Mexican War of Independence]], about 4,000 Tejanos lived in Mexican Texas, alongside a lesser number of foreign settlers. In addition, several thousand New Mexicans lived in the areas of Paso del Norte (now El Paso, Texas) and Nuevo Santander, incorporating Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley.

As early as 1519, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda claimed the area that is now Texas for [[Spain]]. The Spanish monarchy paid little attention to the province until 1685. By 1821, at the end of the [[Mexican War of Independence]], about 4,000 Tejanos lived in Mexican Texas, alongside a lesser number of foreign settlers. In addition, several thousand New Mexicans lived in the areas of Paso del Norte (now [[El Paso]], Texas) and Nuevo Santander, incorporating Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley.

During the 1820s, many settlers from the United States and other nations moved to Mexican Texas, mostly in the eastern area. The passage of the General Colonization Law, encouraged immigration by granting the immigrants citizenship if they declared loyalty to Mexico. By 1830, the 30,000 recent settlers in Texas, who were primarily Englishspeakers from the United States, outnumbered the Hispanos Tejano six to one.

During the 1820s, many settlers from the United States and other nations moved to Mexican Texas, mostly in the eastern area. The passage of the General Colonization Law, encouraged immigration by granting the immigrants citizenship if they declared loyalty to Mexico. By 1830, the 30,000 recent settlers in Texas, who were primarily Englishspeakers from the [[United States]], outnumbered the Hispanos Tejano six to one.

The Texians and Tejano alike rebelled against attempts by the government to centralize authority in [[Mexico City]] and other measures implemented by President [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]]. Tensions between the central Mexican government and the settlers eventually resulted in the [[Texas Revolution]].  

The Texians and Tejano alike rebelled against attempts by the government to centralize authority in [[Mexico City]] and other measures implemented by President [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]]. Tensions between the central Mexican government and the settlers eventually resulted in the [[Texas Revolution]].