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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, May 14, 2026, will mark the 190th anniversary of the |
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signing of the Treaties of Velasco, which drew the Texas Revolution |
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to a close and brought about the formal recognition of Texas as an |
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independent territory; and |
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WHEREAS, After the defeat of Mexican forces at the Battle of |
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San Jacinto in 1836, two treaties were signed by Texas Ad Interim |
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President David G. Burnet and Mexican General Antonio López de |
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Santa Anna; one of the treaties was immediately made public, and the |
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other was kept private with the agreement that the secret treaty |
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would be carried out once the public treaty had been fulfilled; and |
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WHEREAS, With 10 articles, the public treaty stipulated that |
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hostilities would cease, that Mexican forces would withdraw beyond |
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the Rio Grande without Texan interference, and that General Santa |
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Anna would be sent to Mexico as soon as possible and would not again |
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take up arms against Texas; the public treaty also included |
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provisions for the equal exchange of prisoners and the restoration |
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of property confiscated by Mexicans; and |
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WHEREAS, The private treaty had six articles and promised the |
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liberation of General Santa Anna on the condition that the general |
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use his influence to secure Mexico's acknowledgement of Texas |
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independence; General Santa Anna also agreed to give orders for the |
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withdrawal of Mexican troops, to have the Mexican cabinet receive a |
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Texas mission favorably, and to work for a treaty of commerce and |
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limits specifying that the Texas boundary not lie south of the Rio |
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Grande; and |
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WHEREAS, In pursuance of the public treaty, General Vicente |
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Filisola began withdrawing the Mexican troops; however, the Texas |
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army refused to send General Santa Anna to Mexico, thus preventing |
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the Texas government from carrying out the private treaty, and the |
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Mexican government later declared void any act done by General |
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Santa Anna while in captivity; with the Treaties of Velasco |
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violated by both governments and not recognized by either, Mexico |
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would not officially acknowledge Texas independence until the |
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signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848; and |
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WHEREAS, The signing of the Treaties of Velasco was an |
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important step in the negotiation for Texas independence, and it is |
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indeed fitting to recognize this historic event; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the signing of the |
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Treaties of Velasco and honor the sacrifices of all those who took |
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up arms to secure Texas independence in 1836. |