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Texas became the Republic of Texas after it won it's independence from Mexico in 1836.
1 October 22 â Sam Houston is inaugurated as first elected President of the Republic of Texas. 2  December 4 â Whig Party holds its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 3  December 7 â U.S. presidential election, 1836: Martin Van Buren defeats William Henry Harrison. March 1 - At the Convention of 1836, delegates from 57 Texas communities convene in Washington-on-the-Brazos to deliberate independence from Mexico. 2  March 2 - At the Convention of 1836, the Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico. 3  March 5 - Samuel Colt makes the first pistol (.34-caliber).