Captive General Antonio López de Santa Anna, military dictator of Mexico, signs the Treaty of Velasco, recognizing the independence of the Republic of Texas.

       [restored 1/8/2022]  

Subsequent Events:

7/23/1843                   4/12/1844                  7/24/1861

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 110.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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