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Ugartechea, Domingo de: and Texas Indians, 14;
defeats Federalists at Saltillo, 151; death of, 167;
mention of, 213 Uñate, hacienda de: 310 Unda, Sevedio: attack on San Antonio, 122; at Mier, 122 Ungaray, Diego: at Santa Rita de Morelos, 266 United States: boundary of, 3, 480; volunteers from, 15, 28-29, 84, 90, 391; Texas' relations with, 27; economic conditions in, 78, 85; traders from, 81; mention of, 92-93, 145-146, 177-180, 191, 197, 240, 333, 349, 439, 447, 500, 505, 529; ships of, impressed by Federalists, 162; consulate of, at Pernambuco, 199; mediation of Texas-Mexican dispute by, 180, 181; emigrants from, 208, 404; aid of, for Texas, 222, 278; consulate of, at Matamoros, 234; erection of fort opposite Fort Johnson by, 404; Mexican trade with, 415; war of, with Mexico, 191, 214, 349, 439; ships built in, for Mexican navy, 526 Uribe, Rafael: as Federalist leader, 146; as Mexican agent to Texas, 431, 434; at San Antonio, 432; at Austin, 432; and Lamar (M. B.), 432; about Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 433-434; and Seguin (J. N.), 434 Urrea, José: at Matamoros, 10, 14; and invasion of Texas, 11; and Texas Indians, 14; accuses United States, 17; replaced by Bravo (N.), 27; mention of, 36; leads revolts, 143, 439; as protector of Sonora and Sinaloa, 143-144; in Federalist army, 144, 145, 150, 162, 163-165; seizes customs receipts at Mazatlán, 144; defeats of, 144-145, 161-162; at Tampico, 145, 150, 164; visit of, with Baudin (C.), 150; on causes for rebellion, 150; and Mejía (J. A.), 162; at Tuxpan, 162, 164-165; at Puebla, 163-164; escape of, 164-165; attempts overthrow of Bustamante (A.), 165; as commandant general of Sonora, 165; exile of, 165; escapes of, 165, 311; arrest and imprisonment of, 165, 311 Usher, Patrick: as chief justice, 375 utensils: removal of duties on, 80 Uvalde Canyon: 325, 501 vagrancy: at Houston, 207, 211-212; law on, 212 Valencia, Gabriel: and expedition against Tampico, 148; intercepts Federalists, 164 Valera, Ramón: attack of, on Cairns, (W. J.), 498 Valtz, Napoleon de: to Houston (S.), 120 Vandever, Logan: 549 Van Horn, W. H.: as member of Mier expedition, 475; as member of San Patricio Minute Men, 475, 554 Van Ness, Cornelius: as district attorney, 57, 107; as courier to Bastrop, 132; and Federalists, 269-270; on Centralists, 270; at Austin, 272, 387; on Canales (A.), 272, 281; on Arista (M.), 275; mention of, 388, 455, 463; as commissioner to Mexico, 432, 434, 437; and Uribe (R.), 434; at San Antonio, 443 Van Zandt, Isaac: on Select Committee on Censure of President, 507; mention of, 510-511; speech of, 514 Vargas, Eleno de: as lieutenant governor of Tamaulipas, 339 Vasquez, Rafael: on loyalty, 144; drives cattle on Nueces River, 185; duplicity of, 198; at Monterey, 330, 335; at Saltillo, 335; mention of, 345, 351, 355, 357, 399, 408; and Canales (A.), 369; at Mier, 376; east of the Río Grande, 388, 408, 409, 425; at Seguin's (J. N.) ranch, 409; release of Texan prisoners by, 484; and expedition into Texas, 523 vecinos: 449 Vega, Romula de la: on loyalty, 144 Velasco, Texas: treaties at, 10, 159; Somervell. (A.) at, 11; plans for defense of, 52, 94; mention of, 69, 214, 235; survey and marking of harbor entrance of, 101; Baudin (C.) at, 160; Snell (M. K.) at, 262 Vera Cruz, Mexico: mention of, 11, 112, 149, 170, 439, 530; as base for invasion of Texas, 14; French capture of, 142; battle of, 159; Bee (B. E.) visits, 160, 181, 283; Federalist threat to, 164; Centralist troops moved from, 233; Treat (J.) at, 237; Texan naval patrol off, 278, 333; Webb (J.) at, 429 Vermont: 506 Victoria, Texas: Texan army at, 10-12, 13, 17, 18, 275-276, 296, 398, 405, 470; 474; mention of, 56, 146, 155, 205, 214-215, 259, 290, 303, 306, 330, 336, 343, 347-351, 385, 396, 451, 483, 537; families leave, 61; incorporation of, 103, 104; lawlessness at, 107, 299, 311; frontier trade at, 154, 275, 470, 523; return of families to, 155; protection of, 210, 275-276, 290-291, 398, 405, 470, 474, 485; Cárdenas (J.) at, 280; Federalists at, 280, 289-290, 292-295; Plummer (S. A.) at, 292; merchants at, 293; Court Week at, 296; meeting of citizens at, 296; Jordan (S. W.) near, 398; Price (J. T.) scouts near, 405, 408; Mexican attack at, 406, 470; on Dimitt's arrest, 451-452; committee of vigilance at, 485; Bell (P. H.) at, 488; Comanche raid toward, 538 Victoria County, Texas: district court of, 57; organizing of county government, 62; defense companies at, 77, 401, 421, 428; frontier trade at, 80; chief justice of, 102; mention of, 214, 457, 460, 518, 540; sheriff of, 457-458 Victoria de Tamaulipas: SEE Ciudad Victoria de Tamaulipas Vidaurri y Villaseñor, Francisco: as governor of Coahuila y Texas, 146; at San Antonio, 186, 281; proposes alliance with Texas, 186-187; as Federalist leader, 190, 206; and Canales (A.), 251; defeats of, 251; at Villa de Gigedo, 251; near Peyotes, 251; as vice-president of the Republic of the Río Grande, 252; mention of, 253; on boundary of Texas, 270 Viejo (ranch): 47 Villa Aldama, Mexico: Federalist crimes in, 161; Zapata (A.) at, 168; Canalizo (V.) at, 169; location of, 171; garrison at, 171 Villa de Gigedo, Mexico: Vidaurri (F.) defeated at, 251 Villa de Marín, Mexico: Federalist crimes in, 161 Villa de Passo, Mexico: 518 Villagran, Mexico: Arista (M.), at, 330; Federalist capture of, 336; Molano (J. N.) at, 336-337; Texans at, 336-337 Villareal, Enrique: at La Bahía, 118; mention of, 399; at Corpus Christi, 405; and Kinney (H. L.), 405, 406; seeks munitions left by Federalists, 406; and Mexican invasion of Texas, 407; and Ampudia (P. de), 425; on Río Grande, 427; takes prisoners near Nueces River, 455; on Arroyo Colorado, 471, 488 Villareal, José María: as Federalist leader, 151; defeated by Texan raiders, 185 Villas del Norte: 334 Viña, Antonio: leads raid on Copano House, 50 Viña, Manuel de la: in peace negotiations, 369 Vincent, Charles: meeting at home of, 451 Virginia: 204, 506 Vitalba, Juan: as secret agent of Santa Anna (A. L. de), 181 Vitch, T. S.: 553 volunteers, Texan: calls for, 11, 90; discipline of, 18; source of, 29; at San Antonio, 72; authorization for, 87, 457, 470; problems created by, 144, 465, 474-475; under Karnes (H. W.), 319-320; from Victoria, 457, 465, 470; from Gonzales, 470. SEE ALSO militia, Texas; Minute Men companies; ranger companies volunteers, United States: from New Orleans, 13; Postlethwaite (G. L.) brings, 16; Wilson (E. J.) brings, 16; recruiting of, 18, 23, 28; Huston (F.) brings, 18; description of, 19, 24-25, 69, 211; mention of, 20, 91, 210, 297-298, 391; from Tennessee, 25; arrival of, 69; expense of, 90 Volunteer Regiment: organization of, 85-86 Volunteers of La Bahía: formation of, 185 Voto Publica: appeals for aid against Texas, 223 |