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Show TEXAS CENTENNIAL . I Texaswillcelebrate willcelebrate . the 100th anniversary of its itsindependence itsindependence I Texas will celebrate Next 'ear ear ' year independence , which was signed March 2 , 1836 , during the short shortar short'oar itsI I \\ar ar 'oar oar ' \ ' which resulted in freedom from l\exican l exican Mexican \ { ntle rule . An expoqition exposition expoqitioncommemorating expositioncommemorating commemorating the eyent wIll be held in Dal1as Dallas . When l\fe-.ico lfe.ico l fe .ico ico Mexico \ : - . secured 1ts its independence from Spain in 1821 , Texas was ie'dcan iedcan I11exican ' territory terrltor " , but was being rapidly colonized by bysettlers bysettlers settlers from the United States . This colOnIZatIOn was not lookedupon looked lookedupon upon wIth favor by the- the thelfexican - l\fexican l fexican Mexican \ government , and drastic lawswere laws lawswere were passed , against which the American ploneers pioneers rebelled . Principal battles of the war which fol1owed followed were the siege and andslaughter andslaughter slaughter of the entire garrison of rth 'the the ' Alamo at San Antonio in inFebruary inFebruary February , 1836 , by the Mexicans under their president , Santa SantaAnna SantaAnna Anna , and the battle of San Jacm10 Jacinto on AprIl 21 of the same year , in whIch Santa Anna was defeated and taken ta en prIsoner by theTexans theTexans Texans under General Sam Houston . In September , 1836 , a constitution for the Republic of Tee Teer Teewas Te " ' r ( : ' was ' adopted and Sam Houston became president . The state state.lS \.lS .lS was wasadmitted \ ' . .lSadmItted admItted as one of the United States in 1845 . Dal1as Dallas Dal1asas \as as was ' \ chosen as the centennial city over Houston and andSan andSan San Antonio , having offeled offered greater inducements , including a fair fairsite site 1te and $3,500,000 3500000 $ , , . The state and Federal governments al are ( e.x ex . . pected to furnish $5,000,000 5000000 $ , , each for the e-"posltion e "posltion posltion exposition : - " . |