Competing Polities of Church and State in Mexican Texas
In the weeks and months following Mexico’s war with Texas, elite Mexican generals returned home to their rural estates and city houses to write lengthy apologias about their role in the devastating and embarrassing loss. These shame-faced generals lashed out at each other, accusing former brothers-i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2020]
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2020, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 671-689 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ State
/ Texas
/ USA
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America SA Church law; state-church law |
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| Summary: | In the weeks and months following Mexico’s war with Texas, elite Mexican generals returned home to their rural estates and city houses to write lengthy apologias about their role in the devastating and embarrassing loss. These shame-faced generals lashed out at each other, accusing former brothers-in-arms of gross malfeasance, dereliction of duty, and questionable honor. One exception to this pattern is José María Tornel y Mendívil, a statesman who had served as the Mexican Secretary of War during the conflict with Texas. Instead of hoisting blame onto his Mexican peers, Tornel pointed his scorn at the Texans. These barbaric Texans,... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csz084 |