Republic of the Rio Grande

Republic of the Rio Grande
República del Río Grande (Spanish)
1840
Flag of Rio Grande
Location of Rio Grande
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalLaredo
Common languagesSpanish
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1840
Jesús de Cárdenas
History 
January 17 1840
• Surrender of Antonio Canales in Camargo
November 6 1840
CurrencyPeso
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
Republic of Texas
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
Republic of Texas
Today part ofMexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas)
United States (Texas)
Later moved to Guerrero, Tamaulipas, and in March 1840 to Victoria, Texas until disestablishment.

The Republic of the Rio Grande (Spanish: República del Río Grande) was one of a series of political movements in what was then Mexico which sought to become independent from the authoritarian, unitary government of Antonio López de Santa Anna; the Republic of Texas and the second Republic of Yucatán were created by political movements that pursued the same goal. The rebellion lasted from January 17 to November 6, 1840.