Filibusters of Texas
Dr.James Long
In June of 1819, Dr. James Long led a group from Mississippi to Nacogdoches
He declared Mexico's independence from Spain
He was shot by a prison guard
Spanish troops surrounded him and his man
Phillip Nolan
He was the first filibuster to arrive to texas
He began making authorities suspicious
He was capturing mustangs and selling them to the Us
He began making maps of unknown land.
Jean Lafitte
He set up in galveston to attack spanish ships
He started raiding U.S. ships
Gutierrez-Magee Expidition
Gutierrez and Magee were followers of Father Hidalgo
In 1812 he proclaimed the Texas of Spain
Jose and Augustus organized army of the north
They were fighting for the republican army