1813 Texas Revolution

For Austin historian, Tejano declaration has special meaning By Juan Castillo , in his Somos Austin blog, reminds us of the Texas independence revolution in 1813, in his posting, "For Austin historian, Tejano declaration has special meaning,"  It begins: "Every year since 2007, history scholars and history buffs dressed in period costumes of the early 1800s gather to re-enact a forgotten piece of the story of Texas — the declaration by Tejano settlers of the first Republic of Texas on April 6, 1813. As he prepares to commemorate that history again tomorrow in San Antonio — at 2 p.m. in front of the Spanish Governor's Palace, 105 Plaza de Armas — historian Dan Arellano says the fourth-annual Tejano Declaration of Independence re-enactment has even more meaning this time. If the social studies curriculum endorsed by the State Board of Education is approved next month, the First Republic won't be overlooked anymore, at least not in Texas schoolbooks, said Arellano, the president of the Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin. The Austin group co-sponsors the re-enactment with the Bexareno Genealogy Society of San Antonio." Read more about it: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/somosaustin/entries/2010/04/09/for_austin_historian_tejano_de.html?cxntfid=blogs_somos_austin