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Many governments were alarmed by the idea of United States' Manifest Destiny

Progress was slow on the proposed railroad

Within this area two reservations for the Comanche

Mounted on natural linen and framed in dark wood

By this appointment

Gonzales Flag and Map of the Republic of Texas texas-oil-and-gas-collection Many governments were alarmed byIn 1835 the commander of the Mexican garrison at San Antonio sent a few men to Gonzales to recover a cannon that had been loaned to the town to fight off occasional Indian attacks. The citizens of Gonzales realized that the intent of the move was to disarm possible rebels, and so the request was denied. Dragoons under Captain Francisco Castaneda arrived to demand the cannon unconditionally. The cannon was so small that blacksmiths hammered iron scrap