1825 - The Mexican legislature, meeting in Saltillo, passed the State Colonization Law of March 24, 1825. The legislation was designed to increase the populations of Coahuila and Texas.
1829 - Texas native Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was born. He led the Mexican Army in a defeat over French invasion forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The battle is now celebrated as Cinco de Mayo in the U.S. and Mexico.
| Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas. - Senator William Blakley |
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