JUNE 1836 REACTION TO THE TEXAS VICTORY AT SAN JACINTO

[Texas Revolution] Handwritten Report from the Sub-Prefecto of Huichapan, State of Hidalgo. Dated in Huichapan, June 12, 1836. One sheet of laid paper folded into four leaves. 29.5 x 20.7 cm. 

The document, written in Spanish translates in part: The honor of the country has been defiled by the perfidious colonists of Tejas with their uprising of that territory and their attempt to split the Mexican Republic. They are arrogant with their triumph of April 21st over the small force commanded in person by the President General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Now is the time to avenge the indignity made to the whole Nation in the person of the Prisoner Santa Anna and to reinforce the Mexican Army and give all that it needs to recover the nation´s luster and good name. To liberate the President and take him from the power of those ungrateful rebels is the duty of all Mexicans, the Supreme Government has the obligation to preserve and defend the integrity of the Territory. The Interim President, wants to preserve the rights of the Republic that have been usurped by the foreign adventurers, he is oppressed by the anxieties of the treasury, requests from you all to excite the patriotism of the citizens so they will make voluntary contributions with the amount that their interest in the preservation of Mexico dictates them. He also instructs the Prefect to divide the Municipality in quarters in order to more easily collect the contributions. He also requests that in order to inform the people, lists should be hung outside the churches showing the list of contributors and the amount given. Later, he explains how the contributions must be recorded and sent to the General Government. This is necessary if we want to obtain the freedom of President Santa Anna and defend the territory from the Texan Colonists.

This report shows the understandably defiant attitude of Mexican officials following the capture of Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto, and the attempt to rally public support (and raise money) to continue the war with the Texans.

One sheet of laid paper folded into four leaves. 29.5 x 20.7 cm. Vg cond. A rare unrecorded, contemporary primary source of a sort seldom found.