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Gaspar Flores de Abrego

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266:. Flores went to the aid of those who had decided to stay in Bexar after the battle, supplying them food, cattle and other goods. Taking advantage of the meeting of the Mexican soldiers with the residents of San Antonio in January 1836, Flores worked in a committee in order to elaborate possible resolutions to the conflict. 345:
La Odisea de los canarios en Texas y Luisiana (The Odyssey of the Canarians in Texas and Louisiana), by José Manuel Balbuena Castellano. Chapter IV. Organización de los isleños: Los Ediles de San Antonio (Of the Islanders organization: The city fathers of San Antonio), page 46. Anroart Ediciones, SL.
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as well as the first revolutionary convention ever held in the city on November 15, 1834 (held by the anti-centrist opposition). He was one of the 35 men who signed the anti-Centrist document which was presented at the convention.
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In February 1836, elections in Texas took place. Each city elected four delegates to represent them at the convention that would take place on the first of March; Gaspar Flores was one of the delegates chosen in Bexar, though
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Two weeks later, Texas received information that Santa Anna was on its way to Texas to occupy San Antonio with several thousand troops. However, almost immediately after the town had heard the news young men joined the local
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and the first revolutionary convention ever held in the city on November 15, 1834. Flores was Treasury administrator in the 1830s and signed the anti-Centrist document which was presented at the convention.
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He married twice. His second wife, Petra Zambrano, his son Nicholas, and his two sons-in-law were bequeathed his possessions on February 11, 1837.
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with his troops arrived to San Antonio, Flores opposed the colonel's requirement and relinquish the Treasury's official documents.
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as the son of Vicente Flores and Maria Antonia de las Fuentes Fernandes, descendants of Texas' first settlers, from the
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In 1835, Santa Anna dissolved Congress and enforced his political power in all the state governments of
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fought against them and expelled them from San Antonio and Texas during the
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Dorothy Sloan-Books: Auction 14: Americana. Lots: Manuscripts.
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Subsequently, Santa Anna sent other troop, led by General
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In 1827, he was acting 175:actions of the President of Mexico, 773:JosĂ© Miguel de Arciniega (2nd time) 223:Involvement in the Texas Revolution 115:(1781-1821) and Mexican (1821-1836) 465:Antonio LĂłpez Aguado y Villafuente 290:or acted as messengers. After the 215:for the Austin colony, issuing 35 23:JosĂ© Gaspar MarĂ­a Flores de Abrego 14: 606:Vicente Ferrer Enriquez de Amador 591:Juan JosĂ© de la Santa (2nd time) 513:Luis Antonio Menchada (2nd time) 432:Antonio de los Santos (2nd time) 131:land commissioner and mayor of 681:JosĂ© Antonio Saucedo (3rd time) 659:Manuel MarĂ­a Barrera (2nd time) 648:JosĂ© Antonio Saucedo (2nd time) 1131:People of the Texas Revolution 924:Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape 693:Juan MarĂ­a Zambrano (2nd time) 639:JosĂ© FĂ©lix Menchaca (5th time) 615:JosĂ© FĂ©lix Menchaca (4th time) 597:JosĂ© FĂ©lix Menchaca (3rd time) 571:Toribio de la Fuente FernĂĄndez 565:JosĂ© FĂ©lix Menchaca (2nd time) 151:who served three terms as the 1: 789:JosĂ© MarĂ­a Salinas (4th time) 781:JosĂ© Ángel Navarro (2nd time) 764:JosĂ© MarĂ­a Salinas (3rd time) 746:JosĂ© MarĂ­a Salinas (2nd time) 618:Salvador RodrĂ­guez (2nd time) 336:Consulted in May 22–26, 2010. 969:William L. Richter (Pro Tem) 145:JosĂ© Gaspar Flores de Abrego 960:Frederick Terrell (Pro Tem) 699:Francisco Flores (2nd time) 624:Manuel de Arocha (2nd time) 510:Juan JosĂ© Flores (2nd time) 483:Juan JosĂ© PadrĂłn (2nd time) 334:. Handbook of Texas Online. 177:Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna 1162: 838:Francis Guilbeau (Pro Tem) 594:SimĂłn de Arocha (2nd time) 583:Francisco Javier RodrĂ­guez 548:Domingo Delgado (2nd time) 537:Francisco Flores de Abrego 966:Bryan Callaghan Jr. (3rd) 954:Bryan Callaghan Jr. (2nd) 948:Henry Elmendorf (Pro Tem) 662:Manuel Delgado (5th time) 630:Manuel Delgado (4th time) 580:Manuel Delgado (3rd time) 562:Manuel Delgado (2nd time) 138: 73: 62: 51: 40: 28: 1022:A. C. (Jack) White (2nd) 942:A. I. Lockwood (Pro Tem) 768:JosĂ© Antonio de la Garza 761:Jose Miguel de Arciniega 750:Juan MartĂ­n de Veramendi 739:Juan MartĂ­n de Veramendi 677:JosĂ© Antonio de la Garza 558:Vicente Álvarez Travieso 517:Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas 455:Antonio RodrĂ­guez Medero 441:Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas 209:Vicente Álvarez Travieso 1121:People of Spanish Texas 975:Albert Steves (Pro Tem) 811:William H. Daingerfield 756:Gaspar Flores de Abrego 733:Gaspar Flores de Abrego 696:Francisco Montes de Oca 666:Gaspar Flores de Abrego 504:MartĂ­n Lorenzo de Armas 498:JosĂ© Curbelo (3rd time) 486:JosĂ© Curbelo (2nd time) 468:Juan JosĂ© Montes de Oca 785:Francisco Antonio Ruiz 729:Manuel Yturri Castillo 256:Martin Perfecto de Cos 1126:Mayors of San Antonio 990:Phil Wright (Pro Tem) 908:Samuel Maverick (2nd) 884:Charles F. King (3rd) 872:Charles F. King (2nd) 627:Juan JosĂ© de la Garza 577:Juan JosĂ© de la Santa 489:Luis Antonio Menchaca 420:Antonio de los Santos 299:battle of San Jacinto 188:Early life and family 33:76th, 91st, and 96th 1034:Walter W. McAllister 996:C. K. Quin (Pro Tem) 905:James R. Sweet (2nd) 899:J. H. Beck (Pro Tem) 863:Bryan Callaghan, Sr. 636:JosĂ© Antonio Saucedo 633:Manuel MarĂ­a Barrera 612:RamĂłn de las Fuentes 272:JosĂ© Antonio Navarro 194:San Antonio de BĂ©jar 89:San Antonio de BĂ©jar 35:Mayor of San Antonio 1136:Texas Isleño people 1031:J. Edwin Kuykendall 939:Bryan Callaghan Jr. 852:U.S. State of Texas 684:JosĂ© MarĂ­a Zambrano 603:Francisco de Arocha 545:JosĂ© FĂ©lix Menchaca 525:BernabĂ© de Carbajal 276:JosĂ© Francisco Ruiz 247:. When the Colonel 16:American politician 1016:A. C. (Jack) White 932:Francois P. Giraud 896:J. M. Devine (3rd) 887:J. M. Devine (2nd) 743:Juan JosĂ© Zambrano 726:JosĂ© MarĂ­a Salinas 722:JosĂ© Ángel Navarro 670:Francisco Travieso 621:JosĂ© Roberto NĂșñez 587:Salvador RodrĂ­guez 459:Patricio RodrĂ­guez 400:San Antonio, Texas 249:Domingo Ugartechea 147:(1781–1836) was a 1103: 1102: 1040:Charles L. Becker 920:J. H. Lyons (2nd) 875:S. S. Smith (2nd) 797:Republic of Texas 687:Domingo Bustillos 522:Francisco Delgado 292:fall of the Alamo 213:land commissioner 167:and associate of 165:land commissioner 142: 141: 102:September 6, 1836 1153: 1028:R. N. White, Sr. 1013:Alfred Callaghan 1007:C. K. Quin (2nd) 978:Clinton G. Brown 963:John P. Campbell 816:Antonio Menchaca 690:Francisco Flores 673:Clemente Delgado 609:Manuel de Arocha 600:Ignacio Calvillo 551:JoaquĂ­n Menchaca 501:Juan JosĂ© Flores 477:Juan JosĂ© PadrĂłn 389: 382: 375: 366: 347: 343: 337: 335: 327: 207:of San Antonio, 163:. He was also a 78:Personal details 67: 56: 45: 19: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1151: 1150: 1106: 1105: 1104: 1099: 1080:Phil Hardberger 1075:Edward D. Garza 1019:Sam Bell Steves 1010:Gus B. Mauerman 951:Henry Elmendorf 936:James H. French 890:John M. Carolan 866:Charles F. King 853: 847: 822:Samuel Maverick 798: 792: 714: 708: 642:TomĂĄs de Arocha 541:SimĂłn de Arocha 534:Jacinto Delgado 528:Domingo Delgado 427:Juan Leal Goraz 416:Juan Leal Goraz 408: 402: 393: 356: 351: 350: 344: 340: 329: 328: 319: 314: 225: 190: 103: 87: 86:January 5, 1781 68: 63: 57: 52: 46: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1159: 1157: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1108: 1107: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1070:Howard W. Peak 1067: 1062: 1057: 1051: 1049:Henry Cisneros 1046: 1041: 1038: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1011: 1008: 1005: 1003:Maury Maverick 1000: 997: 994: 993:C. M. Chambers 991: 988: 985: 982: 979: 976: 973: 970: 967: 964: 961: 958: 957:Marshall Hicks 955: 952: 949: 946: 945:George Paschal 943: 940: 937: 934: 929: 926: 921: 918: 915: 912: 909: 906: 903: 902:A. A. Lockwood 900: 897: 894: 893:James R. Sweet 891: 888: 885: 882: 881:J. S. 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Index

Mayor of San Antonio
San Antonio de BĂ©jar
Texas
Spanish
San Antonio
Tejano
mayor
San Antonio
Texas
land commissioner
Austin
dictatorial
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Bexar
San Antonio de BĂ©jar
Canary Islands
alguacil mayor
Vicente Álvarez Travieso
land commissioner
land titles
Bexar
Mexico
Coahuila
Texas
Domingo Ugartechea
Martin Perfecto de Cos
Texians
siege of Bexar
José Antonio Navarro
José Francisco Ruiz

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