-Tejano: A texan of Latin American, often Mexican, descent. -Annex: To add a territory to one's own territory. -Decree: Official order. -Barricade: To black off.
A. Tejano: The inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas that are descendent from the original Spanish-speaking settlers of some northern Mexican states such as Tejas and Coahuila.
B. Annex: The Republic of Texas annexation into the United States of America in 1845 as the 28th state, that occurred almost a decade later after Texas had declared independence from Mexico.
C. Decree: The official order that the Mexican government passed during the Texas Revolution (1835-36) which declared that any foreigners fighting against Mexican troops would be deemed pirates, would not be considered citizens of any nation and would be dealt with as such. This Decree was called the Tornel Decree, named after José María de Tornel y Mendívil, a Mexican army general who supported the dictatorship of the Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna.
D. Barricade: The barricade that about 650 Mexican troops quickly built throughout Béxar when they were at great risk of being attacked by the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution.
<h2>Important differences - Unlike the other two, Charles I was not associated with any political Party, and had not "risen through the ranks" to become Leader. As a King, he achieved his position by heredity, and since no-one can choose their parents, this was used to justify the doctrine of "Divine Right" - God dedcides that a child shall be born into a Royal succession, and it is blasphemy to make any attempt to change this. Similarly, it was therefore the "will of God" that he should be succeeded by one of his children - the eldest son, in the English and Scottish tradition. In England, there was also the unusual situation that, as well as being Head of State, the King was also Head of a particular religious organization - the "Church of England" - which meant that he could not be expected to recognise any other form of Christianity. It was his enforcement of this which aroused resistance by such men as Cromwell, who was against any enofrced religon, and for "liberty of conscience". (This was why Cromwell subsequently also opposed Parliament when it attempted to enforce Presbyterianism,) There is perhaps case for seeing a similarity in Stalin, since "Marxist/Leninist Communism" was in fact a "religion", even though a godless one. There are virtually no comparisons with Hitler.</h2>
