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La Bahía, TexasSEE Goliad, Texas (La Bahía)
La Bahía del Espíritu SantoSEE Goliad, Texas (La Bahía)
La Bahía squadron426
Labome, José de:  to Houston (S.), 120
labor:  a measure of land area, 177 acres, 322
La Branche, Alcée:  on Mexican marauders, 74
Labrick, Francis552
Lacy, Fort141
Lafayette, John552
Lagos, Mexico191
La Grange, Texas:  volunteers at, 90;  growth of, 105
Laguna Madre445
Laja, Rancho362
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 River95
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 frauds106
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, Thomas554
Lanos de Apam439
La BahíaSEE Goliad, Texas
La ParidaSEE ranches
La Presa360
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, 523pronunciamiento 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, Texas501
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 River21, 46, 59
La Villa de los Jacales, Texas395, 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, Captain90
Layne, ThomasSEE 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 Luisa450
Lazo, Xavier450
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, George554
Leffingwell, Ira551
legation, Mexican:  in Washington, 273;  on invasion of Texas, 273
legislature, State of Texas124
Le Havre, France501
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 de146
León, Martín de:  colony of, 146empresario, 268;  relative of Lazo (C.), 268
León, Refugia de146
Leon River95
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, Kentucky304
Libertador:  attacks Invincible, 68
Liberty County, Texas:  call for volunteers upon, 90;  mention of, 400, 507, 518
Life Guard, Federal Army253, 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, James551
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 ApachesSEE 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, Fort100-101
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, 302Cornelia 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 River98, 502
Llano del Chiltipín, Mexico:  Federalists defeated at, 151
Lloyd, Richard J.549
Lobos, Island ofConchita 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, Francisco411
Lom, Juan:  mention of, 190;  at San Antonio, 281
Loma Alta, Mexico:  location of, 169;  defeat of Federalists at, 169
Lone Star RepublicSEE 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
Loro371
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, Winfield551
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, John552

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AFTER SAN JACINTO: The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1836-1841
Joseph Milton Nance, 1963