La Bahía, Texas: SEE Goliad, Texas (La Bahía) La Bahía del Espíritu Santo: SEE Goliad, Texas (La Bahía) La Bahía squadron: 426 Labome, José de: to Houston (S.), 120 labor: a measure of land area, 177 acres, 322 La Branche, Alcée: on Mexican marauders, 74 Labrick, Francis: 552 Lacy, Fort: 141 Lafayette, John: 552 Lagos, Mexico: 191 La Grange, Texas: volunteers at, 90; growth of, 105 Laguna Madre: 445 Laja, Rancho: 362 Lake Espantosa: location of, 259, 268-269; Federalist government at, 259, 268 Lamar, Gazaway B.: on Mexican relations, 84 Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte: mention of, 7, 62, 85, 89, 109, 174, 180-182, 190, 192, 207, 209, 213, 285, 288, 300, 306, 308, 325, 328, 461, 513, 520, 524; army command of, 17, 18; and military forces, 41, 90, 242, 259, 303, 314-315, 403, 410, 420-421, 475; Indian policy of, 83; frontier policy of, 83, 242, 292, 475, 485-486, 504; on frontier trade, 83-84, 100, 241, 259, 460, 463, 465-466; and removal of military stores, 93; and coastal defense, 93-94; acquires land on Copano Bay, 101; ambitions of, 102; Mexican policy of, 139, 157, 159, 198, 239, 276, 311, 312, 378, 420-421, 428, 432, 494-496, 504; and Federalists, 157, 159-160, 178-179, 238-239, 281-284; entertains Baudin (C.), 160; agents of, to U. S., 199; annual messages of, to Congress, 241-243, 378, 494-496; and Arista (M.), 276, 423-424, 433; on Texas boundary, 276, 323, 495; and Texas navy, 278, 312; and Canales (A.), 281, 304; in Austin, 311, 453; in Houston, 311; at Galveston, 311-312, 453; leave of absence of, 384, 420; in New Orleans, 384; at San Antonio, 423; and Kinney (H. L.), 423-424, 466; appoints Goodman (W. B.) as chief justice, 447; and Webb (J.), 453; policy of, toward Yucatán, 455, 493; on arrest of Dimitt (P.), 466; and Burnet (D. G.), 477; and Bee (B. E.), 482; and Franco-Texienne Bill, 500; and Santa Fé bill, 500; and Santa Fé expedition, 507-508; impeachment of, 508, 509, 517 Lamar County, Texas: mention of, 400, 513; Minute Men company of, 401 Lamar, Texas: founding of, 103-104, 447; traders at, 154, 207; Centralists expected to rob, 273; mention of, 445, 451; Bell (P. H.) at, 488 Lampasas River: 95 Lampazos, Mexico: mention of, 169, 360; garrison at, 171; Texan prisoners taken to, 484 land, Texas: Mexican promise of, to Indians, 14; given as bounty for military service, 42, 86, 90, 201, 500-503; granted free to citizens, 87; surveying of, 105, 131, 132, 137, 140; adventurers for, 116, 140 land certificates: capture of, 137; mention of, 201 land frauds: 106 land offices, Texan: opening of, 140; and Indian relations, 140 land surveyors, Texan: murder of, 131; with Andrews' (M.) ranger party, 132; mention of, 137, 140 Lane, Thomas: 554 Lanos de Apam: 439 La Bahía: SEE Goliad, Texas La Parida: SEE ranches La Presa: 360 Lara, Jorgé López de: at Matamoros, 230; capture of Texans by, 466 Laredo, Texas: Mexican troops at, 4, 33-34, 171, 316, 379; description of, 6; mention of, 8, 23, 48, 70, 146, 169, 190, 271, 279, 309, 318, 323, 334, 354, 360-361, 374-375, 408, 411, 501, 529, 538; capture of Mexicans from, 32; Texan attack on, 34-35; raising of Texan flag over, 75; traders from, 82, 523; pronunciamiento at, 149; Comanche attack on, 189; Anaya (J. P.) at, 191; as Federalist capital, 253, 258, 328; alcalde of, 258; Centralist garrison at, 270, 327; Seguin (J. N.), at, 288; Federalist attack on, 325-328; attacks on traders near, 410; Hays (J. C.) at, 410; battle with Mexicans near, 414; Quinoñes (A.) at, 484 Lari, Captain (of Zacatecas): at Saltillo, 356; separates from Jordan's (S. W.) command, 360 LaSalle County, Texas: 501 Lasarin, Julio: to Houston (S.), 120 Lavaca Bay: Linn's Landing on, 93; marking of harbor of, 102; as port of entry, 104; vessels sent to, 104; militia from, 390; Dimitt (P.) locates at, 450 Lavaca River: 21, 46, 59 La Villa de los Jacales, Texas: 395, 406, 408 lawlessness, frontier: mention of, 5-6, 61, 110, 140, 275, 291; by Texans, 42, 64, 140, 144, 184, 290; by Mexicans, 42, 110, 284, 309-310; results of, 60; and Johnston (A. S.), 72; increase in, 82-83, 309-310; and Indians, 88; and immigration, 109; need for protection against, 24, 52, 121, 166, 190, 210, 290-291; inspection of, 292 Lawrence, Captain: 90 Layne, Thomas: SEE Lane, Thomas Lazo, Carlos: at San Antonio, 188; home of, 188; and Texas independence, 189; at Aunt Calvilla's ranch, 268; as father-in-law of Dimitt (P.), 268 Lazo, María Luisa: 450 Lazo, Xavier: 450 league: as a measure of distance, 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers; as a measure of land area, 4428 acres. Leal, Manuel: marauding activities of, 110, 409; mention of, 414 leather: trade in, 102, 471 Ledbetter, H.: 398 Lee, Alfred A.: at Monterey, 152 Lee, James S.: at Laredo, 35 Lees, George: 554 Leffingwell, Ira: 551 legation, Mexican: in Washington, 273; on invasion of Texas, 273 legislature, State of Texas: 124 Le Havre, France: 501 Lemus, José: mention of, 145; abandons Federalists, 169; capture of, 170 Lemus, Pedro: mention of, 145; and Canalizo (V.), 148; as Federalist leader, 148, 150, 167, 169; Matamoros besieged by, 148; and Centralists, 151, 170; captures Monterey, 152; captures Saltillo, 152, 167; occupies Monclova, 167; lack of confidence in, 168; abandons Federalists, 169, 170; at Guerrero, 169; defeat of, by Pavón (F. G.), 169; capture of, 170; in Yucatán, 170; as military commandant of Mexico City, 170; death of, 170; on Texas independence, 172; in battle of Saltillo, 213 Lenard, James W.: 554 León, Fernando de: 146 León, Martín de: colony of, 146; empresario, 268; relative of Lazo (C.), 268 León, Refugia de: 146 Leon River: 95 Leona River: Comanches on, 188 Leonistos: Villareal (E.) attacks Texans at, 426-427 Lester, J. S.: member of Burleson's (E.) command, 549 letters of marque and reprisal: cancellation of, 27; promise of, by Houston (S.), 36 "letters of security": to be carried by foreigners in Mexico, 273 Lewis, Lieutenant: troops under, expected at San Antonio, 383 Lewis, Mark B.: in attack on Laredo, 35; commands volunteers under Karnes (H. W.), 190; mention of, 90 Lewis, William P.: interpreter for Seguin (J. N.), 376 Lexington, Kentucky: 304 Libertador: attacks Invincible, 68 Liberty County, Texas: call for volunteers upon, 90; mention of, 400, 507, 518 Life Guard, Federal Army: 253, 258 Linares, Mexico: Centralism restored at, 162; Arista (M.) at, 330; Federalist capture of, 336 Lindsay, _____ (surveyor): marks road from Austin to San Marcos, 141 Lindsay, James: 551 Linn, John J.: on invading Mexico, 20; as grand jury foreman, 56-57; on conditions in frontier counties, 62-63; attends meeting of citizens at Victoria, 296 Linn's Landing: location of, 93; supplies for Federalists landed at, 306 Linnville, Texas: Comanche raid on, 235 Lipan Indians: join Texans, 54, 544; murders by, 103 Lipan Apaches: SEE Lipan Indians Lipantitlán, Mexico: Mexican party near, 59; mention of, 101; Federalists at, 188, 205, 309, 328; Canales (A.) at, 205, 328; Bell (P. H.) at, 488 Lipantitlán, Fort: 100-101 Lipscomb, Abner S.: and Canales (A.), 189, 307, 321; Hamilton (J.) to, 238; as secretary of state, 283, 285; on deserters from Texas navy, 307; on Mexican policy, 453-454 Lira, Rafael de: to Canales (A.), 363 Lisbon, Portugal: death of Arista (M.) at, 429 Litting, Captain (of Phoenix): escapes capture, 380 Little River: mention of, 95-96, 137; forts on, 97, 539 Live Oak Point: artillery at, 44; trade at, 50, 207; need for protection at, 67; location of, 103; population of, 103; customhouse at, 103, Kinney's (H. L.) interest in, 206; expected Mexican raid of, 273, 395, 406; mention of, 302; Cornelia to, 309; Goodman (W. B.) at, 417; Bell (P. H.) at, 488 Llano, Manuel María de: agents of, to Texas and U. S., 168; as president (provisional) of Nuevo León, 168; mention of, 252 Llano River: 98, 502 Llano del Chiltipín, Mexico: Federalists defeated at, 151 Lloyd, Richard J.: 549 Lobos, Island of: Conchita intercepted off, 169-170 Lockhart, J. C.: 552 Lockhart, Matilda: release of, by Comanches, 291 Lockmar, Antonio: at Laredo, 35 Lockridge, E. B.: 552 Lodi: at Corpus Christi, 53, 153; capture of captain of, 53 Logavilla, Francisco: 411 Lom, Juan: mention of, 190; at San Antonio, 281 Loma Alta, Mexico: location of, 169; defeat of Federalists at, 169 Lone Star Republic: SEE Texas Long, _____: on Federalist treachery, 342-343, 352 Long, John: as Federalist leader, 146; of Santa Rosa, 213 López, Luis: as Federalist leader, 216; bribery of, 249; at Austin, 304; at Bastrop, 304; at Laredo, 325-328; on Río Grande, 330; and Canales (A.), 330; treachery of, 342-343, 350, 354; mention of, 345, 348, 351-353, 361, 369 López, Luis (major): at Santa Rita de Morelos, 261, 262, 266 Lord, George: at Monterey, 152 Loro: 371 Lough Fergus Farm, Scotland: birth of Neill (A.) at, 204 Louisiana: brings supplies for Federalists, 206 Louisiana: volunteers from, 12, 15 Louisville, Kentucky: Johnston (A. S.) at, 72 Love, James: on Texan navy, 276, 453-454; mention of, 278, 313; on Johnston (A. S.), 307; on Canales (A.), 358 Low, Hannibal A.: 551 Lowe, Winfield: 551 Lubbock, Francis R.: 71 Lucerne, Switzerland: immigrants from, 501 lumber: removal of duties on, 80 Luña, Manuel de la: of San Antonio, 270; raids by, 270 Lusk, Robert O.: as captain of militia, 42 Lynch, John L.: 549 Lyons, Thomas: as cowboy, 64; in Federalist service, 64; death of, 64 Lysaught, John: 552 |