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Fredonian Declaration of Independence

December 21, 1826 ยท Nacogdoches

The declaration of the short-lived Republic of Fredonia, proclaimed at Nacogdoches after a dispute between the empresario Haden Edwards and the Mexican government. Mexican troops and Austin's colonial militia ended the revolt within weeks.

Grainy black-and-white halftone photograph of the two-story Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches, a rough stone building with small square openings.
Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches (halftone illustration), Published by James T. DeShields, 1912 (publication). From James T. DeShields (Tioga, Texas, 1912), via Wikimedia Commons.
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