[Texas]: Barragán, Miguel:

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PRIMERA SECRETARIA DE ESTADO. DEPARTAMENTO DEL INTERIOR. EL EXMO. SR. PRESIDENTE INTERINO DE LOS ESTADOS-UNIDOS MEXICANOS....PARA RESTABLEER EL ORDEN PUBLICO EN EL ESTADO DE COAHUILA Y ... A rare decree from a tumultuous time in the history of Mexican Texas, issued during the period when Santa Anna resigned his presidency to fight rebels and consolidate his power in northern Mexico and Texas. It is a document that encapsulates the struggle between the centralist and federalist forces at work in Mexico during this time. Here, the interim president of Mexico, Miguel Barragán reinforces Santa Anna's call for a restoration of order in the state of Coahuila and Texas. This decree was promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, José María Gutiérrez de Estrada.While the language in the first section of this edict might sound like it refers to the growing unrest of the rebels in modern-day Texas, the "restoration of public order" at hand here pertains to the continuing tensions between political adversaries in Coahuila, particularly in Monclova and Leona Victoria (Saltillo). Political actors in each city had previously fought over the dictatorial machinations of Santa Anna, the location of the capital of Coahuila, and the candidacies for upcoming federal and state congressional elections, which would have certainly also affected potential political candidates in Texas. Certain dissidents, such as former Coahuila and Texas governor Francisco Vidaurri y Villaseñor, who had openly reb

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