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Filibusters of Texas

Several individuals played pivotal roles in the early days of Texas, engaging in activities that ranged from raids to claiming independence. Jean Lafitte became notorious for attacking U.

Filibusters of Texas

Filibusters of Texas

Gutierrez-Magee Expidition

They were fighting for the republican army
Jose and Augustus organized army of the north
In 1812 he proclaimed the Texas of Spain
Gutierrez and Magee were followers of Father Hidalgo

Jean Lafitte

He started raiding U.S. ships
He set up in galveston to attack spanish ships

Phillip Nolan

He began making maps of unknown land.
He was capturing mustangs and selling them to the Us
He began making authorities suspicious
He was the first filibuster to arrive to texas

Dr.James Long

Spanish troops surrounded him and his man
He was shot by a prison guard
He declared Mexico's independence from Spain
In June of 1819, Dr. James Long led a group from Mississippi to Nacogdoches