In 1841, the President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, initiated the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. The aim was rivalry with the trade along the Santa Fe Trail, with the goal of annexing the eastern half of New Mexico, then a Mexican territory. Many Texans assumed the New Mexicans would welcome joining the Republic of Texas.
The Texan Santa Fe Expedition ended in failure. Historian David Lavender referred to it as 'one of the most cockeyed ventures in American history.' The Texans, about 320 men, surrendered to the superior forces of New Mexican governor Manuel Armijo. The captives were marched 2,000 miles (3,200 km) south to Veracruz, Mexico. They were released in 1842 and made their way back to Texas and the United States.
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