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Historical Marker: Lavaca - Navidad Meeting of 1835 |
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THE FAMOUS LAVACA - NAVIDAD MEETING OF 1835 From At the cotton gin of William Millican, near here, on July 17, 1835, occurred the significant Lavaca - Navidad meeting, held by pioneers living near the two rivers. James Kerr, the founder of Gonzales, was chairman and the Rev. S. C. A Rogers, Secretary. The meeting adopted resolutions protesting mistreatment of Texas colonists by the Government of Mexico. This early formal public protest was a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, and the constituting of the Republic of Texas. 1974 Location: Texana Museum, 403 Wells St., Edna. Photograph by Sara Burt |
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