The appropriate response is Basil II. The rule of Basil II, generally recognized to be one of the remarkable Byzantine sovereigns, outstandingly represents both the quality and the shortcoming of the Byzantine arrangement of government. His unstoppable and powerful identity and his savvy statesmanship were balanced by the inborn shortcoming of a supreme absolutism that depended such a great amount on the character of the ruler.
The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by "Siete Leyes" which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.
