American settlers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacogdoches,_Texas" id="mwUQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nacogdoches, Texas">Nacogdoches</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Texas" id="mwUg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mexican Texas">Mexican Texas</a>, declare their independence, starting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredonian_Rebellion" id="mwUw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fredonian Rebellion">Fredonian Rebellion</a>.