Consultation

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The Consultation was a 19th century meeting of the Texas colonists who were in open rebellion against the Republic of Mexico in 1835.

1 Consultation
2 Issues
3 Texas Government
4 See also
5 Further reading
6 External links

[edit] Consultation

The Consultation was originally supposed to take place in Washington-on-the-Brazons on October 15, 1835. However, battle broke out in Gonzales and Goliad. The delegates pushed the date to November 3, 1835 and changed the location to San Felipe de Austin. Texan Branch T. Archer of Virginia was elected to preside of the gathering.

[edit] Issues

The Consultation decided the purpose of the revolution as there were many conflicting desires ranging from independence from Mexico and restoration of the Constitution of 1824. The two factions fighting for dominance came to be known as the War Party who wanted total independence for Texas and was comprised primarily of newly arrived settlers and the Peace Party who wanted to overthrow the Centralist government of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, but stay within the Mexican republic. Stephen F. Austin was this party's major supporter at the beginning of the struggle

[edit] Texas Government

On November 6, 1835, the delegates voted 33-15 against declaring independence. They created their own provisional revolutionary government and elected Henry Smith as governor. William Harrison was elected lieutenant governor. Sam Houston was appointed to command the regular enlisted army, but not the volunteers. The two forces would remain separate.

The government agreed to meet again on March 1, 1836.

[edit] See also

Timeline of the Texas Revolution

[edit] Further reading

Davis, William C.;Lone Star Rising-The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic; Free Press; ISBN 0-684-86510-6
Davis, William C.;Three Roads to the Alamo; Harper Collins; ISBN 0-06-017334-3
Barr, Alwyn; Texans In Revolt; The Battle for San Antonio,1835; University of Texas Press; ISBN 0-292-78120-2
Hardin, Stephen L.; Texian Iliad-A Military History of the Texas Revolution; University of Texas Press; ISBN 0-292-73086-1