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4 unusual facts about James Long


Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara

After the failure to create an independent Texas, he supported the Spanish general Francisco Javier Mina in his expedition of 1817 in support of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, and later accompanied James Long in his expeditions in 1818 and 1819.

Brahmoism

1855 : Keshub Chunder Sen founds "The British India Society" later associated with Christian missionaries James Long and Charles Dall.

Flag of Texas

This flag echoes an earlier design, carried by the forces of James Long in a failed 1818 attempt to separate Texas from Spanish control.

José Félix Trespalacios

At this point Trespalacios fled to New Orleans and joined forces with James Long becoming part of the second Long Expedition after the first part of it was destroyed in Nacogdoches.



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