1828 Mier y Terán Report
After the Fredonian Rebellion, the Mexican government sent General Manuel Mier y Terán, A well respected commander, to go and investigate what was happening. He spent about a year investigating and reporting his findings. He was concerned about the amount of Anglo colonists. He reported that the ratio of Anglos to Mexicans was 10 to 1. This ratio was probably not exactly correct, but there were a lot more Anglos then Mexicans, mostly in east Texas. Mier y Terán also reported that there was a lot of U. S. influence on Texas. He made it clear Mexico needs to get in control of Texas. The Mexican government wanted to make Texas less appealing to colonists. So in 1829 slavery was abolished in Texas. Since Anglos use slaves commonly, they thought this would make Texas less appealing to future colonists.
Below is a picture of Manuel Mier y Terán:
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Below is a picture of Manuel Mier y Terán:
image courtesy of wikipedia