Tejanos — Hispanics who were born in what would later become Texas — were an important part in the fight for Texas independence. Jose Antonio Navarro and Lorenzo de Zavala were part of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2,1836. ln 1836, about 4,000 Tejanos lived north of the Nueces River. Many Tejanos felt the Mexican government had become too centralist and authoritarian.
Do you love Mystery and History? The story of Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne and his once-lost pistol would be an excellent entry in the www.March2Texas Student History Fair. Patrick Cleburne was also called the “Stonewall of the West.” Learn more here.
Show us your talent. Sing? Dance? Play Music? Act? Story Telling? Puppets? or ever it is–BRING IT ON! Celebrate Texas with the Texas Heroes Foundation Student History Fair (THFSHF). 2016 THFSHF has added two new divisions Website and Performing Arts. Tips for Performing Arts – Ballads, scenes in duets, solo and groups. Example: video or…
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Texas Heroes Foundation Scholarship for Seniors The Texas Heroes Foundation and our Sponsors would like to invite all graduating High School Seniors to apply for the Senior Scholarship Award. The scholarship is awarded for …. To be considered for a Senior Scholarship Award, enter the Student History Fair competition, and submit your Scholarship Award Application. Preserve…
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On January 19th James Bowie arrived in San Antonio de Bexar with a detachment of 30 men. James Bowie had been sent to San Antonio on January 17, 1836 by order of Sam Houston