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William Wharton. Courtesy Friends of the Governor’s Mansion. |
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Separatist radicals led by the brothers John and William Wharton called a “Consultation” of the people to meet and consider independence. The Consultation became Texas’ disastrous first attempt at a temporary government, on the one hand trying to prepare for defense of the colonies and, on the other hand, protesting its loyalty to Mexico. |
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