The Texas Declaration of Independence was enacted at Washington-on-the-Brazos? on March 2, 1836, effectively creating the Republic of Texas.
The [Battle of San Jacinto]? was fought on April 21, 1836, near the present city of Houston. [Santa Anna]?'s entire force of 1,600 men was killed or captured by Gen. [Sam Houston]?'s army of 800 Texans; only nine Texans died. This decisive battle resulted in Texas' independence? from Mexico.
[Sam Houston]?, a native of Virginia, was [President of the Republic of Texas]? for two separate terms, 1836-1838 and 1841-1844. He also was [Governor of the state of Texas]? from 1859 to 1861.
The first [Congress of the Republic of Texas]? convened October 1836 at Columbia? (now [West Columbia]?).
[Stephen F. Austin]?, known as the "[Father of Texas]?," died Dec. 27, 1836, after serving two months as [Secretary of State]? for the new Republic.
In 1836, five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas (Washington-on-the-Brazos?, Harrisburg?, Galveston?, Velasco? and Columbia?) before [Sam Houston]? moved the capital to Houston in 1837. In 1839, the capital was moved to the new town of Austin.
The Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States as the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845.
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