The Texian Loan featured-selections these men returned to their

these men returned to their homes after San Antonio had been taken from the Mexicans

The convention declared independence from Mexico and claimed for its territory the areas of Tamaulipas and Coahuila north to the Nueces and Medina rivers respectively

as well as preliminary surveys at Velasco at the mouth of the Brazos and Port Isabelle at the mouth of the Rio Grande

Salt Lakes and other unique features which called settlers to the explore the vast rich lands of Texas

In addition to the movement for independence in Texas

The Texian Loan featured-selections these men returned to theirThe Famed TEXIAN LOAN Even before Texas Independence was declared on March 2nd, 1836, Texans were busy raising much needed capital. Stephen F. Austin, famed for his unfailing efforts to bring Americans and Europeans to settle in Texas, was commissioned along with William Wharton and Branch Archer. The three traveled east to New Orleans and thence up the Mississippi & Ohio Rivers and eventually to Washington, making impassioned speeches along the way