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N. Siegfried
- Mexico versus Texas, a novel said to be the first fiction written in English in Texas, was published anonymously and printed by N. Siegfried in Philadelphia in 1838.
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Hernandez v. Texas. Significant Case. The Supreme Court case that recognized Mexican Americans as an independent racial group entitled to Fourteenth Amendment protections. Overview. Background. Throughout the mid-1800s, the United States engaged in westward expansion, resulting in many violent conflicts over territory.
Peter Hernandez, a Mexican-American agricultural worker, was convicted for the 1951 murder of Cayetano “Joe” Espinosa, a man that he shot in cold blood at a bar in Edna, Texas. Hernandez's pro bono legal team, including Gustavo C. García, appealed the ruling, arguing that he was being discriminated against because there were no Mexicans in ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Texas Revolution, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas’s independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas (1836–45). Learn more about the Texas Revolution, including notable battles.
The Texas Declaration of Independence was issued during a revolution against the Mexican government that began in October 1835 following a series of government edicts including the dissolution of state legislatures, disarmament of state militias, and abolition of the Constitution of 1824.
Feb 11, 2018 · In 1845, Texas began the process of joining the USA and all of Mexico was furious. When the U.S. and Mexico both sent troops to the border region in 1846, a conflict became inevitable: the result was the Mexican-American War. In 1828, Sam Houston was a rising political star.
Why it matters: The Hernandez v. Texas ruling in May 1954 affirmed that Mexican Americans were protected under the 14th Amendment and couldn't be excluded from jury duty under Jim Crow laws...
