▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁G oli ad ▁Mass acre : ▁James ▁F ann in ▁and ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁Tex ans ▁are ▁executed ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁Santa ▁Anna . ▁Houston ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁camp ▁near ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁de ▁Austin . ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁San ▁Jac into : ▁Tex an ▁army ▁under ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁over wh el ming ly ▁defe ats ▁Mexican ▁force ▁under ▁Santa ▁Anna , ▁se cur ing ▁Texas ▁independence . ▁ ▁Santa ▁Anna ▁captured . ▁May ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁Tre aties ▁of ▁Vel as co ▁signed ▁by ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁officials ▁and ▁General ▁Santa ▁Anna ▁ending ▁the ▁Texas ▁Revolution . ▁October ▁ 3 ▁- ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas ▁assemb les ▁at ▁Columbia . ▁October ▁ 2 2 ▁- ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁becomes ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic . ▁▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁March ▁ 1 ▁- ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁recogn izes ▁Texas ' s ▁independence . ▁April ▁- ▁Houston ▁becomes ▁the ▁sixth ▁temporary ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁republic . ▁▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁ ▁October ▁ 5 ▁- ▁Dis aff ected ▁band ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁k ills ▁or ▁ab duct s ▁ 1 8 ▁extended - family ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁Kill ough ▁mass acre , ▁the ▁largest ▁Native ▁American ▁attack ▁on ▁white ▁sett lers ▁in ▁Texas . ▁December ▁ 1 0 ▁- ▁Mira be au ▁B . ▁L amar ▁becomes ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic . ▁▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁March ▁- ▁An ▁u pr ising ▁of