The Republic of the Sierra Madre

A New History of Old Texas - Un pódcast de Brandon Seale

Episode 16 of Brandon Seale's podcast on the Republic of the Rio Grande.Fiery San Antonian José María Carvajal refuses to give up the dream of a northeastern Mexican republic, only to be defeated by his old commander, Antonio Canales. Carvajal - and his reputation - recover in the turmoil of the French Intervention, however, and he rises to his own moment in the sun as the regional hegemon of Tamaulipas. For a few years.Photo: Arista's Campaign Map, 1840, Courtesy Benson Latin American Collec...

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