The Capital of Texas

When San Antonio became the capital of Texas in 1772, it was a recognition in law of something that was already true in fact. The new concentration of resources on the town and the opening of new lands led to a minor boom, particularly in the cattle business, which immediately ran afoul of Spanish royal authorities and their inflexible mercantile system. Selected Bibliography Alessio Robles, Vito. Coahuila y Texas en la época colonial (1978). De La Teja, Jesús F., ed. A Revolu...