What was General Martin Perfecto de Cos role in the Texas Revolution?
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What was General Martin Perfecto de Cos role in the Texas Revolution?
Cos, Martín Perfecto de (1800–1854). General Cos dispersed the legislature of Coahuila and Texas, then in session at Monclova, landed 300 men at Matagorda Bay, established headquarters in San Antonio, and declared his purpose of ending resistance in Texas. He intended to arrest several Texas critics of Santa Anna.
What did General Cos do?
General Cos was one of the 730 Mexican soldiers taken prisoner in the Battle of San Jacinto. He was released after surrender, eventually returning to Mexico and an obscure military post in Tuxpan. He died in his birthplace of Veracruz, still serving his nation as a soldier and politician.
What did General Cos demand?
Gen. Martín Perfecto de Cos, Mexican military commander in the north, moved his command to San Antonio. He branded Travis and the other partisans at Anahuac outlaws and demanded that the Texans surrender them for military trial.
Where did Perfecto come from?
Perfecto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3,659 | 2,079 |
| Philippines | 1,917 | 8,734 |
| Venezuela | 1,308 | 1,598 |
| Peru | 564 | 4,581 |
What were Santa Ana’s ultimate goals?
25 Cards in this Set
| What is the river between Texas and Mexico called | Rio Grande |
|---|---|
| General urrea led Mexican troops to where | Goliad |
| The Mexican city near the mouth of the Rio Grande is called what | Matamoras |
| What were Santa Anna’s ultimate goals | To defeat the rebels in Texas and regain control of the territory |
Why did Santa Anna lose at the end?
Lulled into overconfidence by his initial easy victories, Santa Anna was taken by surprise at San Jacinto, and his army was annihilated on April 21, 1836. The captured Santa Anna, fearing execution, willingly signed an order calling for all Mexican troops to withdraw. Texas became an independent republic.
In what way did Santa Anna’s character and judgment affect Texas and Mexico?
One of the greatest helps to the Texan cause was Santa Anna, the Mexican president, who provided the cause for revolution, stirred up the Texans’ anger and zeal, and caused the Texans to win the final battle at San Jacinto.
Who Captured Santana?
Gen. Sam Houston
After his army had defeated Texan forces at the Alamo and Goliad, Santa Anna then moved eastward to the San Jacinto River, where he was defeated on April 21 in the Battle of San Jacinto and was captured by Gen. Sam Houston.
How many of Santa Anna’s troops died at the Alamo?
Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna Recaptured the Alamo. On the morning of March 6, 1836, General Santa Anna recaptured the Alamo, ending the 13-day siege. An estimated 1,000 to 1,600 Mexican soldiers died in the battle.
Who was the youngest Alamo defender?
William Philip King
King agreed to his son’s request. William Philip King reportedly manned a cannon and was the youngest defender killed in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. King County was named in his honor.
When and why did men cry Remember the Alamo?
“REMEMBER THE ALAMO” was a battle cry in which the bitterness of the Texans over the massacres by Mexican forces at the Alamo in San Antonio (6 March 1836) and at Goliad(27 March 1836) found expression.
What Perfecto means?
Perfect, excellent, brilliant
perfecto (comparative more perfecto, superlative most perfecto) (informal, humorous) Perfect, excellent, brilliant.
What’s a perfecto?
: a cigar that is thick in the middle and tapers at each end.
