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History Dispatches
Matt and McKinley Breen
The Republic of Fredonia
SEP 18, 202621 MIN
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Description
After Mexico gained its independence in the early 1800's it had a bit of a sore spot - Texas. This sore spot would eventually turn into the Texas Revolution, but before that, there was the Fredonia Rebellion. This was a series of evictions, fraudulent elections, and farcical arrests that eventually amounted to a declaration of independence.
Sources
Richard Fields - Cherokee Chief, True West Magazine, March 1987
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/fredonian-rebellion
https://easttexashistory.org/items/show/166
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fredonian_Rebellion_Flag_of_1826.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Konen_Colorado_%26_Red_River_Land_Co._c._1835_UTA_(map).jpg
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