<span>To what extent was Bolívar a supporter of Enlightenment ideas?
</span>Simon Bolivar supported many ideas that had their origin in
Enlightenment, such as free speech and democracy. In fact, he was
directly taught about Enlightenment by his teacher, Simon Rodriguez, and
he read many authors relevant for Enlightenment.
San Antonio was the seat of power for the Tejas area. Even though, Texas was not an individual state (it was part of the larger state of Coahuila y Tejas) it still had and did many of the things that other states did. THE size and population of Texas demanded that it have a more local regional government than the one located hundreds of miles away in Coahuila. The city became even more sought after during the Revolution. Santa Anna thought that taking San Antonio would help to squash the rebellion. However the Battle of the Alamo became an inspiration for the Texians and Tejanos fighting for freedom.
Black Friday is most associated with Jim Fisk and Jay Gould.
The colonists felt nothing but resentment about the Navigation Acts. The Navigation Acts limited their trade with nations other than England.
