[Letter from Zavala to Mexia, May 26, 1836]

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Letter from Zavala to Mexia. Zavala's feelings for his birth and mother country, Mexico and his confidence towards his new country and on the Texas military. Velasco, May 26, 1836.

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836 May 26, 1836.

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Letter from Zavala to Mexia. Zavala's feelings for his birth and mother country, Mexico and his confidence towards his new country and on the Texas military. Velasco, May 26, 1836.

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Includes correspondences of Lorenzo de Zavala and other notable people in early Texas history. Funded in part by Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Lorenzo de Zavala Online: Empresario, Statesman and Texas Revolutionary

Materials combined in a virtual collection that highlights Lorenzo de Zavala's accomplishments and impact. Supported in part by Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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  • May 26, 1836

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836. [Letter from Zavala to Mexia, May 26, 1836], letter, May 26, 1836; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6699/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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