HCR164 - Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Velasco.

  89R33410 TBO-D     By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 164       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, May 14, 2026, will mark the 190th anniversary of the   signing of the Treaties of Velasco, which drew the Texas Revolution   to a close and brought about the formal recognition of Texas as an   independent territory; and          WHEREAS, After the defeat of Mexican forces at the Battle of   San Jacinto in 1836, two treaties were signed by Texas Ad Interim   President David G. Burnet and Mexican General Antonio López de   Santa Anna; one of the treaties was immediately made public, and the   other was kept private with the agreement that the secret treaty   would be carried out once the public treaty had been fulfilled; and          WHEREAS, With 10 articles, the public treaty stipulated that   hostilities would cease, that Mexican forces would withdraw beyond   the Rio Grande without Texan interference, and that General Santa   Anna would be sent to Mexico as soon as possible and would not again   take up arms against Texas; the public treaty also included   provisions for the equal exchange of prisoners and the restoration   of property confiscated by Mexicans; and          WHEREAS, The private treaty had six articles and promised the   liberation of General Santa Anna on the condition that the general   use his influence to secure Mexico's acknowledgement of Texas   independence; General Santa Anna also agreed to give orders for the   withdrawal of Mexican troops, to have the Mexican cabinet receive a   Texas mission favorably, and to work for a treaty of commerce and   limits specifying that the Texas boundary not lie south of the Rio   Grande; and          WHEREAS, In pursuance of the public treaty, General Vicente   Filisola began withdrawing the Mexican troops; however, the Texas   army refused to send General Santa Anna to Mexico, thus preventing   the Texas government from carrying out the private treaty, and the   Mexican government later declared void any act done by General   Santa Anna while in captivity; with the Treaties of Velasco   violated by both governments and not recognized by either, Mexico   would not officially acknowledge Texas independence until the   signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848; and          WHEREAS, The signing of the Treaties of Velasco was an   important step in the negotiation for Texas independence, and it is   indeed fitting to recognize this historic event; now, therefore, be   it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the signing of the   Treaties of Velasco and honor the sacrifices of all those who took   up arms to secure Texas independence in 1836.