Governance of New Spain had been in…
1819 CE
Governance of New Spain had been in question during much of the dispute with the United States.
Napoleon had forced the Spanish king to abdicate the throne in 1808 and appointed Joseph Bonaparte as the new monarch.
A shadow government had operated out of Cadiz during Joseph's reign.
Revolutionaries within Mexico and the United States had unsuccessfully combined to declare Texas and Mexico independent.
Spanish had troops reacted harshly, looting the province and executing any Tejanos accused of having Republican tendencies.
Moses and Stephen F. Austin, father and son, visit San Antonio in 1819 and request permission from Spanish authorities to settle Americans in Texas.
New Spain, desirous of populating its borderlands, invites Americans to settle the desolate province, traditionally shunned by the Spanish, on the condition that the settlers recognize viceregal authority.