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Mexican Army captures San Antonio; Republic of Texas totters
On this day in 1842, Mexican general Ráfael Vásquez, with 700 soldiers,
occupied San Antonio. Unable to raise an army in time to resist this
invasion, the Texans surrendered and evacuated the town without a fight.
Vásquez raised the Mexican flag over the town, and declared Mexican laws
in effect. On March 9 the Mexican army abandoned San Antonio and began to
withdraw to Mexico. The incident was part of a series of raids and
counter-raids in 1842 as Mexico sought to recover Texas and the Texans
fought to maintain their independence.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- MEXICAN INVASIONS OF 1842
- REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
- VASQUEZ, RAFAEL
- SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Other Texas Day by Day Articles for This Date
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