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Mexico releases remaining Texas captives from Perote Prison
On this day in 1844, Mexican officials released 105 Texans from Perote
Prison. The freed men were the last of the captives taken in the Dawson
Massacre, the Mier expedition, and the Texan Santa Fe expedition--all
episodes in the ongoing strife between the Republic of Texas and a
Mexican government that did not acknowledge the legitimacy of that
republic. Perote Prison was the jail chosen for Texan survivors of the
republic's battles with Mexico. The stronghold, in the Mexican state of
Vera Cruz, was originally a moated castle built to hold treasure bound
for Spain and to protect a trade route. It was constructed in the 1770s.
The Texans who were held there had surrendered as prisoners of war, but
were held simply as prisoners. Nevertheless, they were evidently
humanely treated. The Mexican government released the last of them
partly as a result of continued pressure from the United States and
British governments.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- PEROTE PRISON
- DAWSON MASSACRE
- MIER EXPEDITION
- TEXAN SANTA FE EXPEDITION
- REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
- Other Texas Day by Day Articles for This Date
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- Independent Democrats oppose KKK (1922)
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