ON THIS DAY in 1826, U. S. colonists in Mexican Texas rebelled and founded a republic they named Fredonia. Unfortunately, they chose Rufus T. Firefly for their prime minister, and the republic evaporated about a month later.
Edited by H. Albertus Boli, LL.D.
ON THIS DAY in 1826, U. S. colonists in Mexican Texas rebelled and founded a republic they named Fredonia. Unfortunately, they chose Rufus T. Firefly for their prime minister, and the republic evaporated about a month later.