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unusual facts about Republic of the Rio Grande


Republic of the Rio Grande

General Antonio Canales Rosillo traveled throughout Texas to build awareness of the rebellion for which he now fought.


Caballero: A Historical Novel

General Antonio Canales - leader of the Republic of the Rio Grande rebellion; recruits Alvaro and other youths for his guerrillas.

Horace Alsbury

In 1840 Alsbury served as commander of the Federalist leader Antonio Canales Rosillo's bodyguard along the Rio Grande during the many running battles between Mexican general Mariano Arista's and Canales, during Canales’ and Samuel W. Jordan’s attempt to establish the Republic of the Rio Grande.

Jesús de Cárdenas

The Republic of Rio Grande claimed as its territory the areas of Tamaulipas and Coahuila to the north until the Nueces river and Medina respectively, and all the states of Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua and Nuevo México, among those present were appointed official representatives of the Republic of the Rio Grande.


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