USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He was the only Tejano delegate to the Convention of 1845 which met to vote on the annexation question. At the convention, Navarro helped write the first state constitution and successfully protected Tejano citizenship rights, including preventing a move to deny voting rights to Hispanics.

Detailed explanation-2: -José Antonio Navarro was one of the first signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, in early March, 1836, in Washington-on-the-Brazos. He later signed the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. In 1841, Navarro reluctantly participated in the ill-conceived Texan Santa Fe Expedition sent by President Mirabeau B.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tejano leader José Antonio Navarro lived under five of the six flags of Texas. Born in 1795 to a prominent family in San Antonio, Navarro grew up along with his city. In the 1820s, he championed Stephen F. Austin’s colonization efforts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Navarro’s famous quote “I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son” is emblazoned on the walls of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.