an American empresario, known as the "Father of Texas." He led the colonization of Texas by Americans in the 1820s, campaigned for Texan independence in the 1830s.

a Mexican politician and general who fought for Mexican independence from Spain and later against the Texians in the Texas Revolution. He was elected president of Mexico in 1833, but his regime soon became a centralist dictatorship.

an American lawyer and soldier who served as a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution. He commanded Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.

people from the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the original Spanish-speaking settlers of Texas and Mexico.

a Roman Catholic mission and fortress settled in the 18th century in present-day San Antonio and site of a critical battle during the Texas Revolution in 1836.

an American politician and soldier who served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas.

Anglo-American settlers living in Mexican Tejas, later the Republic of Texas

an American frontiersman, politician and soldier, also called the "King of the Wild Frontier". He was an expert rifleman and a Tennessee representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. He became a folk hero due his role in the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo.

an American pioneer and soldier. He became a folk hero due his renowned fighting skills, his role in the Texas Revolution and his leadership at the Battle of the Alamo.