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​Turtle Bayou Resolutions

Juan David Bradburn, an American who worked for the Mexican government, began to enforce new laws. He treated people badly. Bradburn went into a new town, Liberty, and abolished their ayuntamiento (city council), and installed martial law (military law). When two Texan lawyers from San Felipe, William B. Travis and Patrick Jack showed up, Bradburn had them arrested.

​Turtle Bayou Resolutions continued

​Word spread throughout the colonies and the Texans sent 160 men from Brazoria and San Felipe to march on to Anahuac where Travis and Jack were being held. A battle broke out and the Texans exchanged gunfire with Mexican troops.

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​The Mexican government saw this as a revolt, but the group wrote a resolution (a formal statement) claiming that they were simply defending the Constitution of 1824. They also expressed their support for Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who was trying to overthrow President Bustamante.

​Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• ​Declared that the events at Anahuac were not a rebellion

• ​That the people were defending their rights & the Constitution of 1824

• ​The expressed their support for General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (who was overthrowing President Bustamante)​

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​The Texans asserted their agreement with the Federalists of Mexico (led by Santa Anna) who were fighting against the central government, saying the Constitution was the legitimate government. The Texans held the Convention of 1832 & the Convention of 1833 in order to write a resolution to deliver to Mexico City.