What was one reason mexico wanted independence from spain
Why do you think the texans asked for help from french pirates.
Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara
Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico (1774–1841)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is de Lara.
José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutiérrez de Lara (August 20, 1774 – May 13, 1841) was an advocate and organizer of Mexican independence and the first constitutional governor of the state of Tamaulipas, and a native of Revilla, today Ciudad Guerrero, Mexico.
When the war for mexican independence began, texas was a part of —
Early life
[1] Gutiérrez was obsessed with the idea of freeing Mexico from Spain, and he began by recruiting and arming twenty-one men in Spanish Texas. Together with José Menchaca, he spoke with the Indians and convinced them to fight with him against the Spanish.
Freedom fighter and rebel leader
After the suppression of an 1811 insurrection in Nuevo Santander, Gutiérrez, a strong supporter of the revolutionary movement, traveled to Washington, D.C. He can be viewed as the first Mexican diplomat in Washington,