Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Maps vi
4. Notes on Terminology vii
5. Preface ix
6. Acknowledgments xiii
7. Prologue 1
8. CHAPTER 1 Settling New Spain’s Northern Frontier, 1750–1800 3
9. CHAPTER 2 The de León Ranches in Texas, 1800–1813 30
10. CHAPTER 3 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Victoria, 1813–1828 62
11. CHAPTER 4 Problems, 1828–1834 96
12. CHAPTER 5 Tejanos and the Texas Revolution, 1834–1835 123
13. CHAPTER 6 Revolution and Exile, 1835–1845 152
14. CHAPTER 7 Fighting for the Land, 1845–1853 185
15. CHAPTER 8 Tejanos in Texas, 1853–1880 214
16. Epilogue 244
17. Notes 249
18. Bibliography 287
19. Index 301