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The Mier Expedition

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A body of Texans intent on invading Mexico camped here on December 21, 1842. After being made prisoners at Salado, Mexico, they drew beans, white for life in prison and black for death. Seventeen members of the expedition were shot by order of General Santa Anna on March 25, 1843.
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